THROMBOCYTOPENIA

Matching Terms:			thrombocytopenic purpura
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  a blood disease characterized by an abnormally small number of platelets in the blood
	Synonyms:		thrombopenia
	See Also:		blood disease, blood disorder, essential thrombocytopenia
Medical Dictionary
	Definition:		A decrease in the number of platelets in the blood that may result in easy bruising and excessive bleeding from wounds or bleeding in mucous membranes and other tissues.
Biology Dictionary
	Definition:		Thrombocytopenia is a condition in which the patient's platelet count in the blood is less than normal (150 - 400 109 per liter)