throm·bo·cy·to·pe·ni·a (thr m b -s t-p  n-)n. An abnormal decrease in the number of platelets in circulatory blood. throm bo·cyto·penic adj. |
thrombocytopenia [ˌθrɒmbəʊˌsaɪtəʊˈpiːnɪə]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) Pathol an abnormal decrease in the number of platelets in the blood
[from German thrombocytopenie from thrombocyte + Greek penia poverty]
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| Noun | 1. | thrombocytopenia - a blood disease characterized by an abnormally small number of platelets in the blood blood disease, blood disorder - a disease or disorder of the blood essential thrombocytopenia - the primary form of thrombocytopenia (rather than a shortage of platelets caused by other conditions such as tuberculosis or chemical suppression of bone marrow etc.) |
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