microthrombocytopenia

noun

A reduction in the number and size of platelets.

OriginEnglish thrombocytopenia ← Ancient Greek πενῐ́ᾱ (penĭ́ā) ← Proto-Indo-European *(s)penh₁- →
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Meanings

nounmicrothrombocytopenia (usually uncountable, plural microthrombocytopenias)

plural microthrombocytopenias

  1. uncountableusuallymedicineA reduction in the number and size of platelets.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Ancient Greekθρόμβος (thrómbos)
  6. Englishthrombo-
  7. Ancient Greekκῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)
  8. Latincyta
  9. Englishthrombocyte
  10. Proto-Indo-European*(s)penh₁-
  11. Ancient Greekπένομαι (pénomai)
  12. Ancient Greekπένης (pénēs)
  13. Ancient Greekπενῐ́ᾱ (penĭ́ā)
  14. Englishthrombocytopenia
  15. Englishmicrothrombocytopenia

From micro- + thrombocytopenia.

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