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werlhof's disease

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Main Entry: Werl·hof's disease
Pronunciation: 'ver(-&)l-"hOfs-
Function: noun
: THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA
Werlhof, Paul Gottlieb (1699–1767), German physician.Werlhof served as the court physician at Hannover, Germany. In 1735 he published a classic description of thrombocytopenic purpura, now also known as Werlhof's disease.
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Werlhof's disease Werl·hof's disease (wûrl'hôfs', věrl'-)
n.
See idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura.

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