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thrombopoietin

American  
[throm-boh-poi-i-tn, ‑poi-et-n] / ˌθrɒm boʊˈpɔɪ ɪ tn, ‑pɔɪˈɛt n /

noun

  1. a hormone that induces bone marrow cells to form blood platelets.

Etymology

Origin of thrombopoietin

1990–95; < Greek thrómbo(s) clot + poiēt(ḗs) maker; -in 2

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The drug inhibits a hormone called thrombopoietin, or TPO, which normally would trigger cells in the bone marrow to produce platelets.

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