Associations to the word «Thrombocytosis»

Wiktionary

THROMBOCYTOSIS, noun. (medicine) The condition of having an abnormally high number of thrombocytes (platelets) in the bloodstream; can give a predisposition to thrombosis

Dictionary definition

THROMBOCYTOSIS, 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.

Wise words

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