Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Platelet Count

The number of PLATELETS per unit volume in a sample of venous BLOOD.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The number of PLATELETS per unit volume in a sample of venous BLOOD.

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Synonyms

19 entry terms
  • Blood Platelet Count
  • Blood Platelet Number
  • Platelet Number
  • Blood Platelet Counts
  • Blood Platelet Numbers
  • Count, Blood Platelet
  • Count, Platelet
  • Counts, Blood Platelet
  • Counts, Platelet
  • Number, Blood Platelet
  • Number, Platelet
  • Numbers, Blood Platelet
  • Numbers, Platelet
  • Platelet Count, Blood
  • Platelet Counts
  • Platelet Counts, Blood
  • Platelet Number, Blood
  • Platelet Numbers
  • Platelet Numbers, Blood

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Aspects Covered

10 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, methods, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.

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Indexing Annotation

usually NIM; coord with disease /blood, not /physiopathol

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History Note

80

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Previous Indexing

  • Blood Cell Count (1966-1979)
  • Blood Platelets (1966-1979)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. E01w.370.225.500.195w.107.740
  2. E01w.370.225.625.107.700
  3. E01w.370.225.625.625.625
  4. E05.200.500.195w.107.740
  5. E05.200.625.107.700
  6. E05.200.625.625.625
  7. E05.242.195w.107.740
  8. G04.140w.107.740
  9. G09.188.105.700

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Platelet Count. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010976. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010976
  2. Platelet Count. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48634035