thrombocytopenia
[ throm-boh-sahy-tuh-pee-nee-uh ]
/ ˌθrɒm boʊˌsaɪ təˈpi ni ə /
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noun
an abnormal decrease in the number of blood platelets.
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Example sentences from the Web for thrombocytopenia
The researchers are referring to the condition as vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia.
Two New Studies Point to How AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 Vaccine Is Linked to Blood Clots|Alice Park|April 9, 2021|TimeSeveral of the patients also presented with thrombocytopenia, a condition where platelets in the blood that help it clot drop to unusually low levels, leading to bruising and bleeding.
British Dictionary definitions for thrombocytopenia
thrombocytopenia
/ (ˌθrɒmbəʊˌsaɪtəʊˈpiːnɪə) /
noun
pathol an abnormal decrease in the number of platelets in the blood
Word Origin for thrombocytopenia
C20: from German thrombocytopenie from thrombocyte + Greek penia poverty
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Medical definitions for thrombocytopenia
thrombocytopenia
[ thrŏm′bō-sī′tə-pē′nē-ə ]
n.
An abnormal decrease in the number of platelets in the blood.thrombopenia
Other words from thrombocytopenia
throm′bo•cy′to•pe′nic (-pē′nĭk) adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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