FMAITP en · NOUN
Etymology
Abbreviation of feto-maternal alloimmune thrombocytopenia.
Meanings
- (uncountable) A deficiency in the number of platelets in a fetus' blood, due to the mother's antibodies having been passed via the placenta and attacking the fetus' own platelets.
Synonyms
AIT · FMAIT · neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia · alloimmune thrombocytopenia · NAITP · fetomaternal alloimmune thrombocytopenia · NAIT · feto-maternal alloimmune thrombocytopenia