Thrombasthenia (Noun)
Meaning
A rare autosomal recessive disease in which the platelets do not produce clots in the normal way and hemorrhage results.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The patient was diagnosed with thrombasthenia, a rare genetic disorder that impairs the body's ability to form blood clots.
- Thrombasthenia is a condition characterized by abnormal platelet function, leading to excessive bleeding and bruising.
- People with thrombasthenia often experience prolonged bleeding after injury or surgery due to their platelets' inability to aggregate properly.
- Researchers are working to develop new treatments for thrombasthenia, a disorder that affects the blood's clotting mechanism.
- A child born to parents who are both carriers of the thrombasthenia gene has a 25% chance of inheriting the disease.