| platelet |
one of the three cells found in blood (red blood cells and white blood cells are the other two). Platelets, when activated, play a critical role in blood clotting.
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| platy- |
Small, flat, and flaky.
Ãâó: www.inlandlapidary.com/user_area/glossaryP.asp
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| platelet |
an anuclear (without a nucleus) cell type, produced in the bone marrow, and playing a major role in the blood clotting mechanism. Platelets also contain secretory granules active in the tissue immune response to some pathogens.
Ãâó: www.qimr.edu.au/qimr_glossary.html
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| platform |
the computer hardware and operating system software that runs application software.
Ãâó: nces.ed.gov/pubs98/tech/glossary.asp
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| plate |
a metal or light-sensitive paper sheet that holds the image that is to be printed.
Ãâó: www.leprint.com/glossaries.html
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