Thrombocytopenia (Noun)
Meaning
A blood disease characterized by an abnormally small number of platelets in the blood.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- Thrombocytopenia can cause prolonged bleeding and may lead to complications if left untreated.
- A person diagnosed with thrombocytopenia must be careful not to get injured or bruised.
- She had to take medications for thrombocytopenia for the rest of her life to maintain her platelet count.
- After undergoing chemotherapy, the patient developed thrombocytopenia, a common side effect of the treatment.
- In some cases, thrombocytopenia may be an inherited condition that is present at birth.