essential thrombocythemia

noun

a rare chronic blood disorder characterised by the overproduction of platelets by megakaryocytes in the bone marrow

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essential thrombocytosisprimary thrombocytosis
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Meanings

nounessential thrombocythemia (plural essential thrombocythemias)

plural essential thrombocythemias · alternative essential thrombocythaemia · alternative ET

  1. medicinea rare chronic blood disorder characterised by the overproduction of platelets by megakaryocytes in the bone marrow

    Synonyms: essential thrombocytosis, primary thrombocytosis

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna rare chronic blood disorder characterised by the overproduction of platelets by megakaryocytes in the bone marrow

Similar
essential thrombocytosisprimary thrombocytosis
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