PLATELETS Antonyms
Definition of PLATELETS
Best Opposite Words For PLATELETS
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hemoglobin | nounn | |||||||
noun • a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues | ||||||||
plasma | nounn | |||||||
noun • the colorless watery fluid of the blood and lymph that contains no cells, but in which the blood cells (erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes) are suspended • a green slightly translucent variety of chalcedony used as a gemstone • (physical chemistry) a fourth state of matter distinct from solid or liquid or gas and present in stars and fusion reactors; a gas becomes a plasma when it is heated until the atoms lose all their electrons, leaving a highly electrified collection of nuclei and free electrons | ||||||||
eosinophils | nounn | |||||||
noun • a leukocyte readily stained with eosin | ||||||||
erythrocytes | nounn | |||||||
noun • a mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues; a biconcave disc that has no nucleus | ||||||||
leukocytes | nounn | |||||||
noun • blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system | ||||||||
lymphocytes | nounn | |||||||
noun • an agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter of the white blood cell count but increases in the presence of infection | ||||||||
neutrophils | nounn | |||||||
noun • the chief phagocytic leukocyte; stains with either basic or acid dyes | ||||||||
blood serum | nounn | |||||||
noun • an amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates |