[ ˌθrɒmbə(ʊ)ˌsʌɪtə(ʊ)'pi:nɪə ]
■ noun Medicine deficiency of platelets in the blood, leading to bleeding into the tissues, bruising, and slow blood clotting after injury.
Origin
1920s: from thrombocyte + Gk penia 'poverty'.
[ ˌθrɒmbə(ʊ)ˌsʌɪtə(ʊ)'pi:nɪə ]
■ noun Medicine deficiency of platelets in the blood, leading to bleeding into the tissues, bruising, and slow blood clotting after injury.
Origin
1920s: from thrombocyte + Gk penia 'poverty'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004