Thrombophilia vs Thrombocytosis - What's the difference?
thrombophilia | thrombocytosis |
(pathology) The tendency to develop thrombosis (blood clots) due to an abnormality in the system of coagulation.
(medicine) The condition of having an abnormally high number of thrombocytes (platelets) in the bloodstream; can give a predisposition to thrombosis
As nouns the difference between thrombophilia and thrombocytosis
is that thrombophilia is the tendency to develop thrombosis (blood clots) due to an abnormality in the system of coagulation while thrombocytosis is the condition of having an abnormally high number of thrombocytes (platelets) in the bloodstream; can give a predisposition to thrombosis.thrombophilia
English
(wikipedia thrombophilia)Noun
(en noun)- The patient needed to take blood thinners to prevent clots from thrombophilia .