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Noun: thrombocytopenic purpura
  1. Purpura associated with a reduction in circulating blood platelets which can result from a variety of factors
    - idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, purpura hemorrhagica [N. Amer], Werlhof's disease, purpura haemorrhagica [Brit, Cdn]

Type of: autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorder, peliosis, purpura

Encyclopedia: Thrombocytopenic purpura, autoimmune

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