# thrombasthenia

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌθɹɒmbæsˈθiːni.ə/

## Definitions
1. An abnormality of platelets involving not a paucity thereof but rather a dysfunction thereof, impairing clotting.

## Etymology
From thromb- + asthenia, literally "clotting/platelet weakness"; compare thrombopenia, "clotting/platelet paucity". By surface analysis, thromb- (“blood clot”) + a- (“not”) + sthen- (“strength”) + -ia (“disease”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/thrombasthenia