Glanzmann's thrombasthenia

English

Etymology

Named after Eduard Glanzmann (1887-1959), the Swiss pediatrician who originally described it.

Noun

Glanzmann's thrombasthenia (uncountable)

1. A rare coagulopathy in which the blood platelets contain defective or low levels of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa (GpIIb/IIIa), which is a receptor for fibrinogen.