blood platelet vs thrombocyte

blood platelet and thrombocyte both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
blood platelet	Yes	No	No	No
thrombocyte	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, blood platelet and thrombocyte are synonyms defined as:

blood platelet and thrombocyte: tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood; essential for blood clotting

Other synonyms of blood platelet include platelet.

blood platelet (noun)	thrombocyte (noun)
tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood; essential for blood clotting	tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood; essential for blood clotting