neutropenia

noun neu·tro·pe·nia \ˌn(y)ü-trə-ˈpē-nē-ə\

Definition of NEUTROPENIA

: leukopenia in which the decrease in white blood cells is chiefly in neutrophils

— neu·tro·pe·nic \-ˈpē-nik\ adjective

New Latin, from neutro- (from International Scientific Vocabulary neutrophil) + -penia

First Known Use: circa 1927

Medical Dictionary

noun neu·tro·pe·nia \ˌn(y)ü-trə-ˈpē-nē-ə\

: leukopenia in which the decrease in white blood cells is chiefly in neutrophils

—neu·tro·pe·nic \-ˈpē-nik\ adjective

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