Deetjen bodies

Deet·jen bod·ies

(dāt'yĕn),

obsolete term for platelet.

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Deetjen,

Hermann, German physician, 1867-1915.

Deetjen bodies - a disklike cytoplasmic fragment found in the peripheral blood where it functions in clotting. Synonym(s): platelet

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