FMAIT
FMAIT noun: the presence of an abnormally small number of platelets in a fetus' blood, due to the mother's antibodies having been passed via the placenta and attacking the platelets.
Noun
FMAIT (uncountable)
- The presence of an abnormally small number of platelets in a fetus' blood, due to the mother's antibodies having been passed via the placenta and attacking the platelets.
Synonyms of FMAIT
Origin of FMAIT
Abbreviation of feto-maternal alloimmune thrombocytopenia.
Questions about FMAIT
- What does FMAIT mean?
- FMAIT means the presence of an abnormally small number of platelets in a fetus' blood, due to the mother's antibodies having been passed via the placenta and attacking the platelets.
- What part of speech is FMAIT?
- FMAIT is a noun.
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