- thrombocytopenia
- A decrease in the number of platelets in the blood that may result in easy bruising and excessive bleeding from wounds or bleeding in mucous membranes and other tissues.
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thrombocytopenia — [thräm΄bō sīt΄ə pē′nē ə] n. a decrease below normal in the number of blood platelets in the blood thrombocytopenic [thräm΄bō sīt΄əpē′nik] adj … English World dictionary
Thrombocytopenia — Infobox Disease Name = Thrombocytopenia Caption = DiseasesDB = 27522 ICD10 = ICD10|D|69|6|d|65, ICD10|P|61|0|p|50 ICD9 = ICD9|287.3, ICD9|287.4, ICD9|287.5 ICDO = OMIM = 188000 OMIM mult = OMIM2|313900 MedlinePlus = 000586 eMedicineSubj =… … Wikipedia
thrombocytopenia — /throm boh suy teuh pee nee euh/, n. an abnormal decrease in the number of blood platelets. [1920 25; THROMBOCYTE + O + PENIA] * * * ▪ medical disorder abnormally low number of platelets (platelet) (thrombocytes) in the circulation.… … Universalium
thrombocytopenia — A condition in which there is an abnormally small number of platelets in the circulating blood. SYN: thrombopenia. [thrombocyte + G. penia, poverty] autoimmune neonatal t. SYN: isoimmune neonatal t.. essential t. a primary … Medical dictionary
thrombocytopenia — n. a reduction in the number of platelets in the blood. This results in bleeding into the skin (see purpura), spontaneous bruising, and prolonged bleeding after injury. Thrombocytopenia may result from failure of platelet production or excessive… … The new mediacal dictionary
thrombocytopenia — noun a blood disease characterized by an abnormally small number of platelets in the blood • Syn: ↑thrombopenia • Hypernyms: ↑blood disease, ↑blood disorder • Hyponyms: ↑essential thrombocytopenia … Useful english dictionary
thrombocytopenia — noun Etymology: New Latin, from International Scientific Vocabulary thrombocyte + New Latin o + penia Date: 1923 persistent decrease in the number of platelets in the blood that is often associated with hemorrhagic conditions • thrombocytopenic… … New Collegiate Dictionary
thrombocytopenia — Gross deficiency in platelet number, consequently a tendency to bleeding … Dictionary of molecular biology
thrombocytopenia — noun An abnormally low number of platelets in the blood. Syn: thrombopenia … Wiktionary
thrombocytopenia — n. decrease in the number of platelets in the blood … English contemporary dictionary
thrombocytopenia — [ˌθrɒmbə(ʊ)ˌsʌɪtə(ʊ) pi:nɪə] noun Medicine deficiency of platelets in the blood, leading to bleeding into the tissues, bruising, and slow blood clotting after injury. Origin 1920s: from thrombocyte + Gk penia poverty … English new terms dictionary
