Assertion: platelet | /r/HasProperty | essential
Facets:
value: for blood clotting
type: PURPOSE
value: to prevent haemorrhage - bleeding
type: PURPOSE
value: after injury
type: TEMPORAL
value: after a cut
type: TEMPORAL
value: for disease
type: PURPOSE
value: for the initial phase of hemostasis
type: TEMPORAL
value: to maintain their levels
type: PURPOSE
value: for traumatic injuries
type: CAUSE
value: for those fighting cancer
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Platelets are small cells that stop bleeding by forming clots; they are essential for those fighting cancer, disease and traumatic injuries.
text: Platelets are blood cells that help with clotting, and it is essential to maintain their levels.
text: Platelets are essential for the initial phase of hemostasis.
text: Platelets are released into the blood to circulate and are essential for proper blood clotting.
text: Platelets are essential for blood clotting after a cut or injury.
text: Platelets are essential in the formation of blood clots to prevent haemorrhage - bleeding from a ruptured blood vessel.
text: Dr Mai Raouf, Director of the Dubai Blood Donation Centre at DHA said: " Platelets are a type of blood cell that are essential for blood clotting.
text: Platelets are essential because they keep us from excessively bleeding out when we are cut, and they help to patch holes found in blood vessels within the body.