| platelet |
a component of the blood that is needed for clotting.
Ãâó: www.glhf.org/glossary.htm
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| platelet aggregation |
In general, refers to platelets arriving to and sticking to the site of injury in a vessel. However, in terms of heart health, platelets aggregate at the site of plaque formations along blood vessel walls. This leads to the development of localized blood clots, which further block the flow of blood in the artery.
Ãâó: www.welchs.com/healthy/glossary.html
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| plate |
One of the huge sections which make up the earth's crust. The plates are continuously moving.
Ãâó: www.csc.noaa.gov/products/tsunamis/htm/cascadia/te...
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| plate |
The printing matrix, originally of metal, but also used to designate the lithographic stone, or the glass matrix in the collograph and in photography.
Ãâó: www.artophile.com/glossary.htm
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| plateau |
A high flat area.
Ãâó: geographyfieldwork.com/GeographyVocabulary7.htm
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