FMAIT

English

Etymology

Abbreviation of feto-maternal alloimmune thrombocytopenia.

Noun

FMAIT (uncountable)

(pathology) A too-low number of platelets in a fetus' blood, due to his mother's antibodies having been passed via the placenta and attacking his own platelets.

Synonyms

neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia, NAITP, NAIT
feto-maternal alloimmune thrombocytopenia, fetomaternal alloimmune thrombocytopenia, FMAITP
alloimmune thrombocytopenia, AIT

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