Disease or Syndrome
thrombocytopenia Audio
throm·bo·cy·to·pe·ni·a [ throm-boh-sahy-tuh-pee-nee-uh ]
Subclass of:
Blood Platelet Disorders
Definitions related to thrombocytopenia:
  • A reduction in the number of circulating thrombocytes.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
  • A subnormal level of BLOOD PLATELETS.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Decrease in the number of blood platelets.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Thrombocytopenia is a low number of platelets (thrombocytes) in the blood, which increases the risk of bleeding. Thrombocytopenia occurs when the bone marrow makes too few platelets or when too many platelets are destroyed or accumulate within an enlarged spleen.
    Merck Manuals
    Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
  • Thrombocytopenia is a condition in which you have a low blood platelet count. Platelets (thrombocytes) are colorless blood cells that help blood clot. Platelets stop bleeding by clumping and forming plugs in blood vessel injuries.
    Mayo Clinic
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
  • Thrombocytopenia, abnormally low number of platelets (thrombocytes) in the circulation. Normal platelet counts are between 150,000 and 400,000 per cubic millimetre. When the platelet count drops to 50,000 to 75,000 per cubic millimetre, and particularly to 10,000 to 20,000 per cubic millimetre...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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