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thrombocytopenia
thrombocytopenia [ thrómbō sītō pni ə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
low blood-platelet level: the state of having fewer than the normal number of blood platelets per unit volume of blood, often associated with haemorrhaging
[Early 20th century. <thrombocyte]

thrombocytopenic adjective
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