Term Name:	essential thrombocythemia
Synonyms:	Essential thrombocythaemia, familial thrombocytosis, hemorrhagic thrombocythemia, hereditary thrombocythemia, primary Thrombocytosis
Definition:	A myeloproliferative neoplasm that is characterized by sustained thrombocytosis in the blood, increased numbers of large, mature megakaryocytes in the bone marrow, and episodes of thrombosis and/or hemorrhage and that results_in the overproduction of platelets.
Ontology:	Human Disease [DOID:2224]   ( DOID:2224 )