thrombocytopenic purpura

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thrombocytopenic purpura - purpura associated with a reduction in circulating blood platelets which can result from a variety of factors idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, purpura hemorrhagica, Werlhof's disease autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorder - any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues peliosis, purpura - any of several blood diseases causing subcutaneous bleeding