thrombocytopenia
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- noun
- /ˌθrɑːmboʊsaɪtəˈoʊpəniə/
- Specialized
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trombocitopenia
- As a result, thrombocytopenia correlates with the severity of the sepsis and the rate of mortality 54.
- severe thrombocytopenia
- anemia and thrombocytopenia
- neutropenia and thrombocytopenia
Examples
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Early lymphopenia (lymphocytes <1,000 cells/mL) occurred in 5 patients, and thrombocytopenia (platelets <150,000/mL) in 4.
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Our case presented initially with acute renal failure, hypereosinophilia, and mild thrombocytopenia.
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However, bleeding is often followed by complications, such as hypotension, thrombocytopenia, and decline in liver function.
Academic text (1996) -
In 2004, Roselle was diagnosed with immune-mediated thrombocytopenia and died in 2011.
Blog text (12) -
A complete blood count showed thrombocytopenia (platelet count 51,000/mL).
Academic text (2015) -
Among the CHB cases, only one had other associated NLS clinical characteristics, namely thrombocytopenia and hepatitis.
Academic text (2003) -
The measles vaccine can also cause temporary thrombocytopenia, albeit rarely, in about one of every 25,000 vaccinated children.
Blog text (13) -
The last episode of disease recurrence, at age 20 years, was characterized by anemia, thrombocytopenia, and severe impairment of renal function.
Academic text (2003) -
Haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) is a rare disease of microangiopathic haemolysis, thrombocytopenia, and renal failure.
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The doctor explained that thrombocytopenia can lead to spontaneous bleeding in patients.
Synonyms
A low number of tiny blood parts that help stop bleeding
Antonyms
- Specialized
An increase in the number of platelets, tiny blood cells that help clot blood, which can cause dangerous clots
Compounds
- Specialized
A blood disorder with very few platelets, the tiny blood parts that stop bleeding, not caused by another disease
How Many Platelets
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Surface Forms
Morphology
thrombocytopenia = thrombocyte (opaque) = thrombocyte + penia
The term is built from specialized Greek medical combining forms; the meaning 'low platelet count' is technical and not inferable by an average B1 learner from the parts.
Etymology
Thrombocytopenia breaks into three parts: thrombo- 'clot', cyto- 'cell', like the English word 'cell', and -penia 'lack'. So it means 'a lack of clotting cells' — in other words, too few platelets in the blood, which is why people with thrombocytopenia bruise or bleed more easily.