leucopenia
Britishnoun
Other Word Forms
- leucopenic adjective
Etymology
Origin of leucopenia
C19: from leuco- + Greek penia poverty
Example Sentences
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A diminution in their number is known as leucopenia, and is found in starvation, in some infective diseases, as for example in typhoid fever, in malaria and Malta fever, and in pernicious anaemia.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various
Absence of Leucocytosis—Leucopenia.—In certain infective diseases the number of leucocytes in the circulating blood is abnormally low—3000 or 4000—and this condition is known as leucopenia.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
In association with the leucopenia and the oropharyngeal lesions, a variety of other infective processes were seen.
From The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Manhattan District
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