a decrease below normal in the number of leukocytes in the blood
Origin of leukopenia
Modern Latin from leuko- (var. of leuco-) + Classical Greek penia, povertyleukopenia
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leukopenia
also leu·co·pe·ni·a
noun
An abnormally low number of leukocytes in the circulating blood.
Related Forms:
- leu′ko·pe′nic
adjective
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Noun
(countable and uncountable, plural leukopenias)
- (medicine) an abnormally low count of leukocytes, or white blood cells, in the blood
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leukopenia - Medical Definition
also leucopenia (lo͞o′kə-pē′nē-ə)
n.
An abnormally low number of leukocytes in the circulating blood.
Related Forms:
- leu′ko·pe′nic
adj.
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