thrombotic microangiopathy


microangiopathy

 [mi″kro-an″je-op´ah-the] a disorder involving the small blood vessels. adj., adj microangiopath´ic.thrombotic microangiopathy formation of thrombi in the arterioles and capillaries; proposed name for a syndrome that would include both purpura" >thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and hemolytic uremic syndrome.

throm·bot·ic mi·cro·an·gi·op·a·thy

thrombosis within small blood vessels, as in thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.