thrombocytopenic purpura

thrombocytopenic purpura

noun

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