All > Healthcare > Medicine > Malaria

• Small, irregularly-shaped bodies in the blood that contain granules. These cells are important components of the blood coagulation (clotting) system.

  CDC - Cite This Source - This Definition
  ×

  Cite Definition for Platelets

  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Platelets. (n.d.). Malaria Glossary. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/platelets.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Platelets. www.cdc.gov. Malaria Glossary. CDC. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/platelets (accessed: March 28, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Platelets." Malaria Glossary. CDC. 28 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/platelets.

• Browse Related Terms: Anthropophilic, B-cell (B-lymphocyte), leukocyte, Leukocytosis, leukopenia, Phagocyte, Platelets, thrombocytopenia, Zoophilic

Also listed in:

• All > Science > Biotechnology and Genetics > Stem Cell