a disorder characterized by a significant decrease of granulocytes in the blood and often resulting in high fever, weakness, and ulceration of the mucous membranes
Origin:
a- + granulocyt(e) + -osis
See agranulocytosis in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
An acute disease marked by high fever and a sharp drop in circulating granular white blood cells. It may be drug-induced or the result of exposure to radiation.