What is the medical term meaning platelet?

Answer 1

Thrombocyte is the medical term meaning platelet.

Related terms are thrombocytopenia (a sharp reduction in the number of platelets in the blood), and thrombocytosis (a pronounced increase in thenumber of thrombocytes in the blood).

Platelets are also called Thrombocytes.

Answer 2

Thrombocytopenia is the medical term meaning abnormally low platelet count.The symptoms include abnormal bleeding and in general the clotting process is extended. The first places one normally sees these symptoms are the skin and digestive tract. This could either be caused by inadequate platelet production, or an abnormally high rate of platelet destruction.

If the number of platelets is too low, excessive bleeding can occur. However, if the number of platelets is too high, blood clots can form (thrombosis), which may obstruct blood vessels and result in such events as a stroke, myocardial infarction, pulmonary embolism or the blockage of blood vessels to other parts of the body, such as the extremities of the arms or legs.

An abnormality or disease of the platelets is called a thrombocytopathy, which could be either a low number of platelets (thrombocytopenia), a decrease in function of platelets (thrombasthenia), or an increase in the number of platelets (thrombocytosis). There are disorders that reduce the number of platelets, such as heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) or thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) that typically cause thromboses, or clots, instead of bleeding.

Thrombocytopenia is the condition in which there are insufficient numbers of platelets.
Thrombocytopenia

Answer 3

It is when a plate let's itself form into a Platelet.

Answer 4

Thrombopoiesis is the medical term meaning formation of platelets (thrombocytes) in the blood marrow.

Answer 5

There are two terms that can be used: clotting and agglutination.

Answer 6

Thrombopoiesis