thrombocytopenia

[ throm-boh-sahy-tuh-pee-nee-uh ]

noun

1. an abnormal decrease in the number of blood platelets.

thrombocytopenia

/ ˌθrɒmbəʊˌsaɪtəʊˈpiːnɪə /

noun

1. pathol an abnormal decrease in the number of platelets in the blood

Word History and Origins

Origin of thrombocytopenia¹

First recorded in 1920–25; thrombocyte + -o- + -penia

Word History and Origins

Origin of thrombocytopenia¹

C20: from German thrombocytopenie from thrombocyte + Greek penia poverty

Example Sentences

Platelets are cells that help your blood clot, and it was so unusual to see blood clots combined with low platelet levels, that experts coined a new medical term: vaccine-induced thrombosis with thrombocytopenia, or VITT.

From BBC

In 2021, the system detected a link between the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and a rare but potentially deadly blood clotting and bleeding syndrome called thrombosis with thrombocytopenia, or TTS.

From Washington Post

Reports that the vaccine can trigger a condition known as thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome have bedeviled it from early on.

From New York Times

The Johnson & Johnson vaccine has been associated with a rare but potentially deadly blood clotting and bleeding syndrome called thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome, or TTS.

From Washington Post

The pause was intended to help doctors identify and treat the clotting disorder known as thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome, or TTS.

From Washington Times