loading...| Preferred Name | Platelet | |
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An irregular, disc-shaped element in the blood that assists in blood clotting. Platelets are not blood cells, they are fragments of large bone marrow cells called megakaryocytes. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C12520 |
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| ALT_DEFINITION |
An irregular, disc-shaped structure in the blood that assists in blood clotting. Platelets are not blood cells, they are fragments of large bone marrow cells called megakaryocytes. (NCI) A tiny piece of a cell found in the blood that breaks off from a large cell found in the bone marrow. Platelets help wounds heal and prevent bleeding by forming blood clots. |
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C12520 |
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CDISC |
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| definition |
An irregular, disc-shaped element in the blood that assists in blood clotting. Platelets are not blood cells, they are fragments of large bone marrow cells called megakaryocytes. |
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Blood Platelet |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C78734 |
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| label |
Platelet |
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Platelet |
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| Preferred_Name |
Platelet |
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| prefixIRI |
NCIT:C12520 |
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| prefLabel |
Platelet |
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| Semantic_Type |
Cell |
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0005821 |
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