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thrombocytopenia

[ throm-boh-sahy-tuh-pee-nee-uh ]

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of thrombocytopenia1

First recorded in 1920–25; thrombocyte + -o- + -penia

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Word History and Origins

Origin of thrombocytopenia1

C20: from German thrombocytopenie from thrombocyte + Greek penia poverty

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