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thrombocytopenia

/ˌθrɒm.bə.sʌɪ.təˈpiːniə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables
throm-bo-cy-tope-nia
IPA
/ˌθrɒm.bə.sʌɪ.təˈpiːniə/
30
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An abnormally low number of platelets in the blood.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek θρόμβος (thrómbos)der. New Latinder. English thrombo- Ancient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)der. Latin cytader. English -cyte English thrombocyte Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *(s)penh₁-der. Ancient Greek πένομαι (pénomai) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek πένης (pénēs) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā) Ancient Greek πενῐ́ᾱ (penĭ́ā)bor. English -penia English thrombocytopenia From thrombocyte + -o- + -penia.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˌθrɒm.bə.sʌɪ.təˈpiːniə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

thrombocytopenias (plural) thrombocytopaenia (alternative)

Derived Forms

immunothrombocytopenia macrothrombocytopenia microthrombocytopenia thrombocytopenic

Phrases

eczema-thrombocytopenia-immunodeficiency syndrome idiopathic thrombocytopenia immune thrombocytopenia severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome thrombotic thrombocytopenia vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia vaccine-induced prothrombotic immune thrombocytopenia

Synonyms

thrombopenia

Questions

How do you pronounce thrombocytopenia?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌθrɒm.bə.sʌɪ.təˈpiːniə/.
What does thrombocytopenia mean?
An abnormally low number of platelets in the blood.
Where does thrombocytopenia come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek θρόμβος (thrómbos)der. New Latinder. English thrombo- Ancient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)der. Latin cytader. English -cyte English thrombocyte Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *(s)penh₁-der. Ancient Greek πένομαι (pénomai) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek πένης (pénēs) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā) Ancient Greek πενῐ́ᾱ (penĭ́ā)bor. English -penia English thrombocytopenia From thrombocyte + -o- + -penia.

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