Blood platelet
Blood Platelet
Blood platelets, also known as thrombocytes (== Template:IPA ==
The Template:IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language.
Pronunciation
The pronunciation of the term "IPA" is /aɪ piː eɪ/ in English.
Etymology
The term "IPA" is an acronym for the International Phonetic Alphabet. The International Phonetic Association, founded in 1886, created the IPA to provide a single, universal system for the transcription of spoken language.
Related Terms
- Phonetic notation: A system used to visually represent the sounds of speech. The IPA is one type of phonetic notation.
- Phonetics: The study of the physical sounds of human speech. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phonemes), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception.
- Phonology: The study of the way sounds function within a particular language or languages. While phonetics concerns the physical production, acoustic transmission and perception of the sounds of speech, phonology describes the way sounds function within a particular language or languages.
- Transcription (linguistics): The systematic representation of spoken language in written form. The source of the words transcribe and transcription, the term means "to write across" in Latin, and it's the process of converting spoken language into written form. In linguistics, this is often done using the IPA.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Blood platelet
- Wikipedia's article - Blood platelet
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Etymology
The term "platelet" is derived from the Greek word "platys", meaning broad or flat. This is in reference to the flat, plate-like shape of the cells. The term "thrombocyte" comes from the Greek words "thrombos", meaning clot, and "kytos", meaning cell.
Function
Blood platelets are essential for hemostasis, the process that causes bleeding to stop. They gather at the site of a damaged blood vessel and form a plug to prevent blood loss. They also release chemicals that promote coagulation, or blood clotting.
Related Terms
- Hematopoiesis: The process of blood cell production, including platelets.
- Hemostasis: The process that causes bleeding to stop.
- Coagulation: The process of blood clotting.
- Thrombocytopenia: A condition characterized by abnormally low levels of platelets in the blood.
- Thrombocytosis: A condition characterized by an excessive amount of platelets in the blood.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Blood platelet
- Wikipedia's article - Blood platelet
This WikiMD dictionary article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski