FMAIT

Origin

Abbreviation of feto-maternal alloimmune thrombocytopenia.

Full definition of FMAIT

Noun

1. (pathology) A too-low number of platelets in a fetus' blood, due to his mother's antibodies having been passed via the placenta and attacking his own platelets.

Synonyms

• neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia, NAITP, NAIT
• feto-maternal alloimmune thrombocytopenia, fetomaternal alloimmune thrombocytopenia, FMAITP
• alloimmune thrombocytopenia, AIT