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thrombasthenia

/ˌθɹɒmbæsˈθiːni.ə/

thrombasthenia noun: an abnormality of platelets involving not a paucity thereof but rather a dysfunction thereof, impairing clotting.

Noun

thrombasthenia (countable and uncountable, plural thrombasthenias)

  1. An abnormality of platelets involving not a paucity thereof but rather a dysfunction thereof, impairing clotting.

Forms of thrombasthenia

pluralthrombasthenias

Origin of thrombasthenia

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

Words formed from thrombasthenia

Questions about thrombasthenia

What does thrombasthenia mean?
Thrombasthenia means an abnormality of platelets involving not a paucity thereof but rather a dysfunction thereof, impairing clotting.
What part of speech is thrombasthenia?
Thrombasthenia is a noun.
How do you pronounce thrombasthenia?
Thrombasthenia is pronounced /ˌθɹɒmbæsˈθiːni.ə/.
What is the plural of thrombasthenia?
The plural of thrombasthenia is thrombasthenias.

Words near thrombasthenia in the dictionary

  1. thromb-endarterectomy
  2. thrombangiitis
  3. thrombangiitis obliterans
  4. thrombase
  5. thrombaspiration
  6. thrombasthenia
  7. thrombasthenias
  8. thrombasthenic
  9. thrombectomies
  10. thrombectomize
  11. thrombectomized

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