Cardiovascular
thrombocytopenia
throm-boh-sy-toh-PEE-nee-uh
StatusNew
Definition
Deficiency of platelets in the blood
PathologyCardiovascular
Breakdown
Root
thromb/o
clot
Suffix
-penia
deficiency
Etymology
Greek: thromb/o (clot) + cyt/o (cell) + -penia (deficiency)
Practice
Related Terms
thrombosis
throm-BOH-sis
Formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel
Cardiovascularthromb/o
thrombolysis
throm-BOL-ih-sis
Treatment that uses thrombolytic drugs to dissolve blood clots.
Cardiovascularthromb/o
osteopenia
os-tee-oh-PEE-nee-uh
Lower than normal bone density
Musculoskeletaloste/o