Meanings
- uncountablemedicineThe presence of an abnormally small number of platelets in a fetus' blood, due to the mother's antibodies having been passed via the placenta and attacking the platelets.
Synonyms: neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia, NAITP, NAIT, feto-maternal alloimmune thrombocytopenia, fetomaternal alloimmune thrombocytopenia, FMAITP, alloimmune thrombocytopenia, AIT
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe presence of an abnormally small number of platelets in a fetus' blood, due to the mother's antibodies having been passed via the placenta and attacking the platelets.
Origin
Abbreviation of feto-maternal alloimmune thrombocytopenia.
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FMAIT. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/FMAIT
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