loading...| Preferred Name | Platelet | |
| Synonyms |
thrombocyte Reticuloendothelial System, Platelets Bizzozero Corpuscle Deetjen Body Thrombocytes Thrombocyte PLATELET Platelet Platelets platelet |
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| Definitions |
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://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#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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| code |
C12520 |
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| Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C66830 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C78734 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61410 |
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| Contributing_Source |
CDISC CTRP |
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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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| Display_Name |
Blood Platelet Platelet |
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| FULL_SYN |
thrombocyte Reticuloendothelial System, Platelets Bizzozero Corpuscle Deetjen Body Thrombocytes Thrombocyte PLATELET Platelet Platelets platelet |
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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 |
Thesaurus:C12520 |
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| Semantic_Type |
Cell |
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0005821 |
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| subClassOf |