macrothrombocytopenia
macrothrombocytopenia noun: a form of thrombocytopenia characterised by unusually large platelets.
Noun
macrothrombocytopenia (countable and uncountable, plural macrothrombocytopenias)
- A form of thrombocytopenia characterised by unusually large platelets.
- Absence or dysfunction of GPIb-V-IX results in the Bernard-Soulier Syndrome, a bleeding disorder characterised not only by impaired platelet adhesion, but also by macrothrombocytopenia, due to a disturbed link between the GPIb-V-IX complex and the underlying cytoskeleton during platelet and/or MK...2015 July 16, “Artificial MiRNA Knockdown of Platelet Glycoprotein lbα: A Tool for Platelet Gene Silencing”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
- Synonyms:
- giant platelet disorder
Synonyms of macrothrombocytopenia
Forms of macrothrombocytopenia
| plural | macrothrombocytopenias |
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Origin of macrothrombocytopenia
From macro- + thrombocytopenia.
Questions about macrothrombocytopenia
- What does macrothrombocytopenia mean?
- Macrothrombocytopenia means a form of thrombocytopenia characterised by unusually large platelets.
- What part of speech is macrothrombocytopenia?
- Macrothrombocytopenia is a noun.
- What is the plural of macrothrombocytopenia?
- The plural of macrothrombocytopenia is macrothrombocytopenias.
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