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cytopenia

American  
[sahy-tuh-pee-nee-uh] / ˌsaɪ təˈpi ni ə /

noun

Pathology.
  1. the condition of having a decreased number of cellular elements in the blood; hypocytosis.


Etymology

Origin of cytopenia

cyto- + Greek penía poverty, want

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Pancytopenia is a bone marrow disease which causes the number of blood cells to rapidly fall and is often fatal.

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2021

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