Neutropenia Definition

no͝otrə-pēnē-ə, nyo͝o-
noun
An abnormal decrease in the number of neutrophils in the blood.
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Noun

Singular:
neutropenia
Plural:
neutropenias

Origin of Neutropenia

  • neutro(phil) –penia

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • neutral + -penia

    From Wiktionary

Neutropenia Sentence Examples

  • Antifungal prophylaxis with absorbable agents might have an impact on the rate of documented bacteremia in febrile neutropenia.

  • Neutropenia means low numbers of neutrophils in the blood and agranulocytosis means an absence of neutrophils in the blood and agranulocytosis means an absence of neutrophils.

  • All patients required a dose modification of gemcitabine at some point in their therapy; the primary reason was thrombocytopenia and/or neutropenia.

  • These complications are associated with neutropenia, a condition in which the blood has an abnormally low number of neutrophils.

  • The connection between hyper-IgM syndrome and neutropenia was not as of 2004 yet fully understood.

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