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cytopenia

[sahy-tuh-pee-nee-uh]
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noun Pathology.
  1. the condition of having a decreased number of cellular elements in the blood; hypocytosis.
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Origin of cytopenia

cyto- + Greek penía poverty, want
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cytopenia

(sī′tə-pē′nē-ə)
n.
  1. A deficiency or lack of cellular elements in the circulating blood.
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