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thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura[thräm′bäd·ik ¦thräm·bō¦sīd·ō¦pen·ik ′pər·pə·rə] (medicine) Thrombi in blood vessels associated with deposits of hyaline substances in the walls and with thrombocytopenia. Also known as Moschcowitz's disease. thrombotonin
ser·o·to·nin (ser'ō-tō'nin), A vasoconstrictor, liberated by blood platelets, that inhibits gastric secretion and stimulates smooth muscle; present in relatively high concentrations in some areas of the central nervous system (hypothalamus, basal ganglia), and occurring in many peripheral tissues and cells and in carcinoid tumors. Synonym(s): 5-hydroxytryptamine, enteramine, thrombocytin, thrombotonin [sero- + G. tonos, tone, tension, + -in] |