thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

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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

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