autoerythrocyte sensitization syndrome

[ ô′tō-ĭ-rĭthrə-sīt′ ]

n.

A condition, usually occurring in women, in which bruising occurs easily, with the resulting ecchymoses tending to enlarge and involve adjacent tissues, causing pain in the affected parts; it may be a form of autosensitization or may be due to psychogenic causes. autoerythrocyte sensitization Gardner-Diamond syndrome psychogenic purpura

Words nearby autoerythrocyte sensitization syndrome