Glanzmann's thrombasthenia

noun

A rare coagulopathy in which the blood platelets contain defective or low levels of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa (GpIIb/IIIa), which is a receptor for fibrinogen.

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Meanings

nounGlanzmann's thrombasthenia (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA rare coagulopathy in which the blood platelets contain defective or low levels of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa (GpIIb/IIIa), which is a receptor for fibrinogen.

Origin

Named after Eduard Glanzmann (1887-1959), the Swiss pediatrician who originally described it.

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Glanzmann's thrombasthenia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Glanzmann's%20thrombasthenia

MLA

“Glanzmann's thrombasthenia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Glanzmann's%20thrombasthenia. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Glanzmann's thrombasthenia,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Glanzmann's%20thrombasthenia.

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