essential thrombocythemia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a rare chronic blood disorder characterised by the overproduction of platelets by megakaryocytes in the bone marrow

Word forms

essential thrombocythemia essential thrombocythemias essential thrombocythaemia ET

Synonyms

essential thrombocytosis primary thrombocytosis
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