Meaning of thrombasthenia in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Noun

    thrombasthenia

    Etymology

    1920s; earliest use found in Journal of the American Medical Association. From thrombo- + asthenia, after German Thrombasthenie

    Definitions

    1. a rare autosomal recessive disease in which the platelets do not produce clots in the normal way and hemorrhage results

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