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