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thrombocytopenic purpura
noun
Medical Definition of THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA
: purpura that is characterized by bleeding into the skin with the production of petechiae or ecchymoses and by hemorrhages into mucous membranes and that is associated with a reduction in circulating blood platelets and prolonged bleeding time <idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura>—called also purpura hemorrhagica, Werlhof's disease
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