THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Purpura associated with a reduction in circulating blood platelets which can result from a variety of factors

Synonyms:

idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura; purpura hemorrhagica; thrombocytopenic purpura; Werlhof's disease

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("thrombocytopenic purpura" is a kind of...):

autoimmune disease; autoimmune disorder (any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues)

peliosis; purpura (any of several blood diseases causing subcutaneous bleeding)

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