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• (THROM-boh-sy-toh-PEE-nee-uh) A decrease in the number of platelets in the blood that may result in easy bruising and excessive bleeding from wounds or bleeding in mucous membranes and other tissues.

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  thrombocytopenia. (n.d.). Dictionary of Cancer Terms. Retrieved February 8, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/thrombocytopenia.

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  thrombocytopenia. www.cancer.gov. Dictionary of Cancer Terms. National Cancer Institute. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/thrombocytopenia (accessed: February 8, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "thrombocytopenia." Dictionary of Cancer Terms. National Cancer Institute. 8 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/thrombocytopenia.

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