thrombocytopenia

UK/ˌθrɒm.bə.sʌɪ.təˈpiːniə/

noun

An abnormally low number of platelets in the blood.

Similar
thrombopenia
OriginAncient Greek πενῐ́ᾱ (penĭ́ā) ← Proto-Indo-European *(s)penh₁- ← English thrombocyte →
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Meanings

nounthrombocytopenia (countable and uncountable, plural thrombocytopenias)

plural thrombocytopenias · alternative thrombocytopaenia

  1. countableuncountablehematologyAn abnormally low number of platelets in the blood.

    Synonyms: thrombopenia

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn abnormally low number of platelets in the blood.

Similar
thrombopenia

More synonyms by meaning

nouna blood disease characterized by an abnormally small number of platelets in the blood

Similar
thrombopenia
Broader
blood diseaseblood disorder
Also see
thrombocytoasthenia

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekθρόμβος (thrómbos)
  2. Englishthrombo-
  3. Ancient Greekκῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)
  4. Latincyta
  5. Englishthrombocyte
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(s)penh₁-
  7. Ancient Greekπένομαι (pénomai)
  8. Ancient Greekπένης (pénēs)
  9. Ancient Greekπενῐ́ᾱ (penĭ́ā)
  10. Englishthrombocytopenia

From thrombocyte + -o- + -penia.

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Translations

Catalan trombocitopènia
  • trombocitopèniaabnormally low platelet count
Chinese Mandarin 血小板减少
  • 血小板减少abnormally low platelet count
Czech trombocytopenie
  • trombocytopenieabnormally low platelet count
Dutch trombocytopenie
  • trombocytopenieabnormally low platelet count
Esperanto trombocitopenio
  • trombocitopenioabnormally low platelet count
Finnish trombosytopenia, verihiutaleiden vähyys
  • trombosytopeniaabnormally low platelet count
  • verihiutaleiden vähyysabnormally low platelet count
French thrombocytopénie
  • thrombocytopénieabnormally low platelet count
German Thrombozytopenie
  • Thrombozytopenieabnormally low platelet count
Hungarian trombocitopénia
  • trombocitopéniaabnormally low platelet count
Indonesian trombositopenia
  • trombositopeniaabnormally low platelet count
Irish trombaicítipéine
  • trombaicítipéineabnormally low platelet count
Italian piastrinopenia, trombocitopenia
  • piastrinopeniaabnormally low platelet count
  • trombocitopeniaabnormally low platelet count
Korean 혈소판감소증
  • 혈소판감소증 (hyeolsopan'gamsojeung)abnormally low platelet count
Polish małopłytkowość
  • małopłytkowośćabnormally low platelet count
Portuguese trombocitopenia
  • trombocitopeniaabnormally low platelet count
Romanian trombocitopenie
  • trombocitopenieabnormally low platelet count
Russian тромбоцитопения
  • тромбоцитопения (trombocitopenija)abnormally low platelet count
Slovak trombocytopénia
  • trombocytopéniaabnormally low platelet count
Spanish trombocitopenia
  • trombocitopeniaabnormally low platelet count
Swedish trombocytopeni
  • trombocytopeniabnormally low platelet count
Thai เกล็ดเลือดน้อย
  • เกล็ดเลือดน้อย (grèt-lʉ̂ʉat-nɔ́ɔi)abnormally low platelet count
Turkish trombositopeni
  • trombositopeniabnormally low platelet count
Cite this entry
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thrombocytopenia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thrombocytopenia

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“thrombocytopenia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thrombocytopenia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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