platelets

slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets

the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets n

n the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets n temperament or disposition n a dissolute man in fashionable society n the descendants of one individual n people viewed as members of a group v smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill

n counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood

n (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything n either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets