Thrombasthenia

//ˌθɹɒmbæsˈθiːni.ə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An abnormality of platelets involving not a paucity thereof but rather a dysfunction thereof, impairing clotting. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a rare autosomal recessive disease in which the platelets do not produce clots in the normal way and hemorrhage results wordnet

Etymology

From thromb- + asthenia, literally "clotting/platelet weakness"; compare thrombopenia, "clotting/platelet paucity". By surface analysis, thromb- (“blood clot”) + a- (“not”) + sthen- (“strength”) + -ia (“disease”).

Related phrases

Glanzmann's thrombasthenia

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