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Having an abnormally low number of platelets in ones blood.See Also: thrombocytopenia
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thrombocytopenic purpura — n purpura that is characterized by bleeding into the skin with the production of petechiae or ecchymoses and by hemorrhages into mucous membranes and that is associated with a reduction in circulating blood platelets and prolonged bleeding time… … Medical dictionary
Thrombocytopenic purpura — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D011696Thrombocytopenic purpura are purpura associated with a reduction in circulating blood platelets… … Wikipedia
thrombocytopenic purpura — In severe thrombocytopenia, bleeding into skin leads to small petechial haemorrhages. In primary thrombocytopenic purpura an autoimmune mechanism seems to cause platelet destruction; secondary thrombocytopenic purpura may be a result of drug… … Dictionary of molecular biology
thrombocytopenic purpura — noun purpura associated with a reduction in circulating blood platelets which can result from a variety of factors • Syn: ↑idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, ↑purpura hemorrhagica, ↑Werlhof s disease • Hypernyms: ↑purpura, ↑peliosis,… … Useful english dictionary
thrombocytopenic — adjective see thrombocytopenia … New Collegiate Dictionary
thrombocytopenic — See thrombocytopenia. * * * … Universalium
thrombocytopenic — throm·bo·cy·to·pe·nic … English syllables
thrombocytopenic — adjective see thrombocytopenia … Useful english dictionary
secondary thrombocytopenic purpura — thrombocytopenic purpura occurring as a consequence of a primary hematologic disease such as leukemia, or an underlying systemic nonhematologic entity … Medical dictionary
Thrombocytopenic purpura, acute (ATP) — Sudden onset of low blood platelet levels with bleeding into the skin and elsewhere. ATP is due to many causes. It may, for example, constitute a potentially serious complication during the acute phase of measles … Medical dictionary
