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Glanzmann's thrombasthenia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rare coagulopathy in which the blood platelets contain defective or low levels of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa (GpIIb/IIIa), which is a receptor for fibrinogen.

Word forms

Glanzmann's thrombasthenia

Etymology

Named after Eduard Glanzmann (1887-1959), the Swiss pediatrician who originally described it.

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