idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

Noun

Meaning

purpura associated with a reduction in circulating blood platelets which can result from a variety of factors

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

purpura hemorrhagica thrombocytopenic purpura werlhof's disease

Hypernyms

purpura peliosis autoimmune disease autoimmune disorder

Examples

Patrick died at the age of 33 in 1999 from complications of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP), a little known but not uncommon auto-immune disease. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

idiopathic postprandial syndrome idiopathic short stature idiopathic thrombocytopenia idiopathical idiopathically idiopathicity