Around 44 percent of all Shiite mosques were established in the 1990s. Approximately 7 percent of mosques identified themselves as Shiite and 37 percent of those are in the West, especially California. Most Shiites at American mosques are South Asians, Arabs and Iranians.
plateletpheresis in Medicine. plateletpheresis plateÂ·letÂ·pheÂ·reÂ·sis (plÄt'lÄ­t-fÉ-rÄ'sÄ­s, -fÄr'É-) n. A process in which platelets are removed from donated blood and the remaining components are returned to the donor.
Definition of Platelets. Platelets are tiny cell fragments that are found within our blood. They originate in the bone marrow as pinched-off pieces of larger cells. Platelets are neither smooth nor round, but are shaped more like paper that has been ripped into tiny bits. They spend much of their time cruising through the bloodstream alongside their red and white blood cell counterparts.