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thrombocytopenia

Syllabification: (throm·bo·cy·to·pe·ni·a)

Definition of thrombocytopenia

noun

Medicine
  • deficiency of platelets in the blood. This causes bleeding into the tissues, bruising, and slow blood clotting after injury.

Origin:

1920s: from thrombocyte + Greek penia 'poverty'

thrombocytopenia in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of thrombocytopenia in the British & World English dictionary