thrombocythemia
noun[U]
medicalUSspecialized(UKthrombocythaemia)us/ˌθrɑːm.boʊ.saɪˈθiː.mi.ə/uk/ˌθrɒb.əʊ.saɪˈθiː.mi.ə/ablooddisorderin which thebodyproducestoo manyplatelets(= verysmallcellsin thebloodthat make itthickerinordertostopbleedingcausedby aninjury):
In somepatientswith thrombocythemia,bloodclotscan be aseriousproblem.
Disorders & diseases of the heart & blood
- acquired agammaglobulinemia
- agammaglobulinemia
- agnogenic myeloid metaplasia
- angina
- anti-anaemia
- blood poisoning
- Ebstein's anomaly
- economy-class syndrome
- Eisenmenger syndrome
- endocarditis
- eosinophilia
- fur
- gangrene
- patent ductus arteriosus
- pericarditis
- peripheral vascular disease
- POEMS syndrome
- porphyria
- Raynaud's disease
- varicose vein