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Having an abnormally low number of platelets in one's blood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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History
Etymology tree Ancient Greek θρόμβος (thrómbos)der. New Latinder. English thrombo- Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos)lbor. English cyto- Proto-Indo-European *(s)penh1-der. Ancient Greek πένομαι (pénomai) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek πένης (pénēs) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā) Ancient Greek πενῐ́ᾱ (penĭ́ā)bor. English -penia English cytopenia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English cytopenic ▲ English thrombo- Ancient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)der. Latin cytader. English -cyte English thrombocyte Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- ▲ English -penia English thrombocytopenia ▲ English -ic English thrombocytopenic From thrombo- + cytopenic, or from thrombocytopenia + -ic.
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