platelet aggregation


aggregation

 [ag″rĕ-ga´shun] 1. massing or clumping of materials together.2. a clumped mass of material.familial aggregation the occurrence of more cases of a given disorder in close relatives of a person with the disorder than in control families.platelet aggregation platelet agglutination.

plate·let ag·gre·ga·tion

(plāt'lĕt ag'rĕ-gā'shŭn) The clumping together of platelets in the blood; part of the sequence of events leading to the formation of a thrombus (clot) or hemostatic plug.

Platelet aggregation

The clumping together of blood cells, possibly forming a clot.Mentioned in: Herbalism, Traditional Chinese