immune thrombocytopenic purpuranoun [ U ]
uk/ɪˌmjuːn θrɒm.bəʊ.saɪ.təˌpen.ɪk ˈpɜː.pjʊə.rə/us/ɪˈmjuːn ˌθrɑːm.boʊ.saɪ.t̬əˈpiː.nɪk ˈpɝː.pjɚ.ə/also idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura specializeda condition in which the body does not have enough platelets (= very small cells in the blood that make it thicker in order to stop bleeding), often causing very small red spots to form on the skin
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Disorders & diseases of the heart & blood
- acquired agammaglobulinemia
- agammaglobulinemia
- agnogenic myeloid metaplasia
- anaemia
- anemic
- angina
- deep vein thrombosis
- dilated cardiomyopathy
- Ebstein's anomaly
- economy-class syndrome
- Eisenmenger syndrome
- endocarditis
- haemorrhage
- hypothermia
- leukaemia
- patent ductus arteriosus
- pediatric thrombocytopenia
- pericarditis
- peripheral vascular disease
- POEMS syndrome
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