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noun
The condition of having an abnormally high number of thrombocytes (platelets) in the bloodstream; can give a predisposition to thrombosis
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: thrombocythemia
Antonyms: none provided
noun
increase in the number of platelets in the blood which tends to cause clots to form; associated with many neoplasms and chronic infections and other diseases
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: symptom
History
From thrombocyte + -osis = thrombo- + cytosis.
Across languages
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