thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

English

Noun

thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (uncountable)

1. A rare disorder of the blood-coagulation system, causing extensive microscopic clots in the small blood vessels.

   Synonyms: Moschcowitz syndrome, TTP

   Hypernyms: thrombotic thrombocytopenia, thrombocytopenic purpura, thrombocytopenia, cytopenia, purpura

   Hyponym: Upshaw-Schulman syndrome

Derived terms

• TTP

 

Related terms

• idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
• immune thrombocytopenic purpura
• purpura
• thrombocyte
• thrombocytopenia
• thrombocytopenic
• thrombocytopenic purpura
• thrombosis
• thrombotic
• thrombotic thrombocytopenia

 

Translations

Translations

• French: purpura thrombocytopénique thrombotique m
• Spanish: púrpura trombótica trombocitopénica f