Glanzmann's thrombasthenia

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Etymology[edit]

Named after Eduard Glanzmann (1887-1959), the Swiss pediatrician who originally described it.

Noun[edit]

Glanzmann's thrombasthenia (uncountable)

  1. A rare coagulopathy in which the blood platelets contain defective or low levels of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa (GpIIb/IIIa), which is a receptor for fibrinogen.
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