Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun thrombocytopenic_purpura

1 sense of thrombocytopenic purpura

Sense 1
thrombocytopenic purpura, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, purpura hemorrhagica, Werlhof's disease -- (purpura associated with a reduction in circulating blood platelets which can result from a variety of factors)
       => purpura, peliosis -- (any of several blood diseases causing subcutaneous bleeding)
       => autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorder -- (any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues)