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FMAITP
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English
feto-maternal alloimmune thrombocytopenia
Etymology
Abbreviation of feto-maternal alloimmune thrombocytopenia.
Noun
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en pathology 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
en neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia, NAITP, NAIT
en feto-maternal alloimmune thrombocytopenia, fetomaternal alloimmune thrombocytopenia, FMAIT
alloimmune thrombocytopenia, AIT