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leucopenia

[loo-kuh-pee-nee-uh]
noun Medicine/Medical.
  1. leukopenia.
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leukopenia

or leu·co·pe·ni·a

[loo-kuh-pee-nee-uh]
noun Medicine/Medical.
  1. a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
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Origin of leukopenia

1895–1900; < New Latin leucopenia, equivalent to leuco- leuko- + Greek penía poverty, akin to pénesthai to be poor, toil; see -ia
Also called leu·ko·cy·to·pe·ni·a [loo-kuh-sahy-tuh-pee-nee-uh] /ˌlu kəˌsaɪ təˈpi ni ə/.
Related formsleu·ko·pe·nic, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for leucopenia

leucopenia

esp US leukopenia

noun
  1. pathol an abnormal reduction in the number of white blood cells in the blood, characteristic of certain diseases
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Derived Formsleucopenic or esp US leukopenic, adjective

Word Origin

C19: from leuco- + Greek penia poverty
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leucopenia in Medicine

leucopenia

(lōō′kə-pē′nē-ə)
n.
  1. Variant ofleukopenia
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leukopenia

n.
  1. An abnormally low number of white blood cells in the circulating blood.leukocytopenia
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Related formsleu′ko•pe′nic adj.
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