Definition of "thrombasthenia" []

• An abnormality of platelets. (noun)

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• "The authors noted that this was the "first description of nasal packing with strips of cured pork for treatment of life-threatening hemorrhage in a patient with Glanzmann thrombasthenia," aka chronic nosebleeds."
• "In 2009, correct responses were seen on light transmission aggregometry for 100% of cases of Glanzmann thrombasthenia and 95% of thromboxane generation defects."