thrombocytopenia
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of thrombocytopenia
First recorded in 1920–25; thrombocyte + -o- + -penia
Example Sentences
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Platelets are cells that help your blood clot, and it was so unusual to see blood clots combined with low platelet levels, that experts coined a new medical term: vaccine-induced thrombosis with thrombocytopenia, or VITT.
From BBC • Oct. 23, 2024
“No episodes of anaphylaxis, vaccine-enhanced COVID-19, Guillain Barré syndrome, thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome, or myocarditis and/or pericarditis were observed,” the researchers wrote.
From Washington Times • Apr. 26, 2023
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine has been associated with a rare but potentially deadly blood clotting and bleeding syndrome called thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome, or TTS.
From Washington Post • May 5, 2022
But the disorder — called thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome, or TTS — is life-threatening.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2021
As discussed earlier, an insufficient number of platelets, called thrombocytopenia, typically results in the inability of blood to form clots.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
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