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Glanzmann's thrombasthenia

Glanzmann's thrombasthenia noun: a rare coagulopathy in which the blood platelets contain defective or low levels of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa (GpIIb/IIIa), which is a receptor for fibrinogen.

Noun

Glanzmann's thrombasthenia (uncountable)

  1. A rare coagulopathy in which the blood platelets contain defective or low levels of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa (GpIIb/IIIa), which is a receptor for fibrinogen.

Origin of Glanzmann's thrombasthenia

Named after Eduard Glanzmann (1887-1959), the Swiss pediatrician who originally described it.

Questions about Glanzmann's thrombasthenia

What does Glanzmann's thrombasthenia mean?
Glanzmann's thrombasthenia means a rare coagulopathy in which the blood platelets contain defective or low levels of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa (GpIIb/IIIa), which is a receptor for fibrinogen.
What part of speech is Glanzmann's thrombasthenia?
Glanzmann's thrombasthenia is a noun.

Words near Glanzmann's thrombasthenia in the dictionary

  1. Glanvillian
  2. Glanyrafon
  3. Glanzer
  4. Glanzers
  5. Glanzmann
  6. Glanzmann's thrombasthenia
  7. Glan–Foucault prism
  8. Glan–Foucault prisms
  9. Glan–Thompson prism
  10. Glan–Thompson prisms
  11. glaphyrid

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