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Definition of Thrombocytopenic purpura
1. Noun. Purpura associated with a reduction in circulating blood platelets which can result from a variety of factors.
Generic synonyms: Autoimmune Disease, Autoimmune Disorder, Peliosis, Purpura
Medical Definition of Thrombocytopenic purpura
1. See: idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Literary usage of Thrombocytopenic purpura
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Practice of Medicine by Frederick Tice (1922)
"The latter do not occur in essential thrombocytopenic purpura. Clinically
differentiation may be difficult but marked fever and prostration, ..."
2. Glossary of HIV/Aids-related Terms edited by Barry Leonard (1995)
"IMMUNE thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP): Also Idiopathic Immune Thrombocytopenic
Purpura. A condition in which the body produces antibodies against the ..."
3. The Oxford Medicine by Henry Asbury Christian, James Mackenzie (1920)
"... and how capillary resistance is lowered through inflammation must await further
advances in virology. thrombocytopenic purpura Ten cases of purpura ..."
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