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Thrombocythemia, Essential
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Definition
: A clinical syndrome characterized by repeated spontaneous hemorrhages and a remarkable increase in the number of circulating platelets.
Other names
Thrombocythemia, Primary; Thrombocythemia, Idiopathic; Thrombocythemia, Hemorrhagic; Hemorrhagic Thrombocythemia; Thrombocythemias, Primary; Thrombocythemias, Idiopathic; Thrombocythemias, Hemorrhagic; Thrombocythemias, Essential; Primary Thrombocythemias; Primary Thrombocythemia; Idiopathic Thrombocythemias; Idiopathic Thrombocythemia; Hemorrhagic Thrombocythemias; Essential Thrombocythemias; Essential Thrombocythemia