Thrombocytopenia
[throm-boh-sahy-tuh-pee-nee-uh] /ˌθrɒm boʊˌsaɪ təˈpi ni ə/
noun
1.
an abnormal decrease in the number of blood platelets.
thrombocytopenia
/ˌθrɒmbəʊˌsaɪtəʊˈpiːnɪə/
noun
1.
(pathol) an abnormal decrease in the number of platelets in the blood
thrombocytopenia throm·bo·cy·to·pe·ni·a (thrŏm’bō-sī’tə-pē’nē-ə)
n.
An abnormal decrease in the number of platelets in the blood. Also called thrombopenia.
throm’bo·cy’to·pe’nic (-pē’nĭk) adj.
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