thrombasthenia (redirected from Glanzmann thrombasthenia)

thrombasthenia /throm·bas·the·nia/ (throm?bas-the´ne-ah) a platelet abnormality characterized by defective clot retraction and impaired ADP-induced platelet aggregation; clinically manifested by epistaxis, inappropriate bruising, and excessive posttraumatic bleeding.

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Glanzmann thrombasthenia  thrombasthenia.

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throm·bas·the·ni·a (thrmbs-thn-) or throm·bo·as·the·ni·a (thrmb-s-)

n.

An abnormality of blood platelets, as in Glanzmann's thrombasthenia.

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thrombasthenia (throm´basthē´nē),

n a hemorrhagic diathesis associated with qualitative abnormalities of the platelets.

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thrombasthenia

a platelet abnormality characterized by defective clot retraction and impaired ADP-induced platelet aggregation. There are mild bleeding tendencies. Inherited as an autosomal recessive disorder in Otterhounds. Called also Glanzmann's disease, Glanzmann-Naegeli syndrome.