English word hypothromboplastinemia comes from English hypo-, English -emia ((chiefly, US).), English thromboplastin
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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hypo- | English (eng) | (anatomy) Below; beneath; under.. (chemistry) Designating oxoacid and oxyanions with a low amount of oxygen.. (medicine) Deficient; less than normal. |
-emia | English (eng) | (chiefly, US). |
thromboplastin | English (eng) | (enzyme) A protease that converts prothrombin to thrombin during the clotting of blood. |
hypothromboplastinemia | English (eng) | An abnormally low level of thromboplastin in the blood. |