thrombocytopenia

American  

[throm-boh-sahy-tuh-pee-nee-uh] / ˌθrɒm boʊˌsaɪ təˈpi ni ə /

noun

1. an abnormal decrease in the number of blood platelets.

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thrombocytopenia British  

/ ˌθrɒmbəʊˌsaɪtəʊˈpiːnɪə /

noun

1. pathol an abnormal decrease in the number of platelets in the blood

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Etymology

Origin of thrombocytopenia

First recorded in 1920–25; thrombocyte + -o- + -penia

Example Sentences

On Sunday, the Pope's thrombocytopenia - a condition that occurs when the platelet count in the blood is too low - was stable, the statement said.

From BBC

He spent four weeks and five days in a coma and suffered an extremely rare, life-threatening side effect called VITT, or vaccine-induced immune thrombosis and thrombocytopenia.

From BBC

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

In 2021, the system detected a link between the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and a rare but potentially deadly blood clotting and bleeding syndrome called thrombosis with thrombocytopenia, or TTS.

From Washington Post

Reports that the vaccine can trigger a condition known as thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome have bedeviled it from early on.

From New York Times