NAIT
An abnormally low number of platelets in a newborn's blood, due to the mother's…An abnormally low number of platelets in a newborn's blood, due to the mother's antibodies having been passed via the placenta and attacking the child's own platelets.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)An abnormally low number of platelets in a newborn's blood, due to the mother's antibodies having been passed via the placenta and attacking the child's own platelets.
Origin
Abbreviation of neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia.Abbreviation of neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia.
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