THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA
Dictionary entry overview: What does thrombocytopenic purpura mean? • THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA (noun)
The noun THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA has 1 sense:
1. purpura associated with a reduction in circulating blood platelets which can result from a variety of factors
Familiarity information: THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA (noun)
Meaning:
Purpura associated with a reduction in circulating blood platelets which can result from a variety of factors
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura; purpura hemorrhagica; thrombocytopenic purpura; Werlhof's disease
Hypernyms ("thrombocytopenic purpura" is a kind of...):
autoimmune disease; autoimmune disorder (any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues)
peliosis; purpura (any of several blood diseases causing subcutaneous bleeding)
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