Noun: thrombocytopenia ,thróm-bu,sI-tu'pee-nee-u
- A blood disease characterized by an abnormally small number of platelets in the blood
"The patient's thrombocytopenia put them at risk for excessive bleeding";
- thrombopenia
Derived forms: thrombocytopenias
Type of: blood disease, blood disorder
Encyclopedia: Thrombocytopenia