Meanings
nounthrombocytosis (plural thrombocytoses)
plural thrombocytoses
- medicineThe condition of having an abnormally high number of thrombocytes (platelets) in the bloodstream; can give a predisposition to thrombosis
Synonyms: thrombocythemia
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe condition of having an abnormally high number of thrombocytes (platelets) in the bloodstream; can give a predisposition to thrombosis
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French thrombocytémie
- thrombocytémiehaving an abnormally high number of platelets in the bloodstream
Italian trombocitemia, trombocitosi
- trombocitemiahaving an abnormally high number of platelets in the bloodstream
- trombocitosihaving an abnormally high number of platelets in the bloodstream
- piastrinosihaving an abnormally high number of platelets in the bloodstream
Romanian trombocitemie
- trombocitemiehaving an abnormally high number of platelets in the bloodstream
Spanish trombocitemia, trombocitosis
- trombocitemiahaving an abnormally high number of platelets in the bloodstream
- trombocitosishaving an abnormally high number of platelets in the bloodstream
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thrombocytosis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thrombocytosis.
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