leukopenia
Americannoun
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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
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Skaar’s lawyers told the Supreme Court that he suffers from leukopenia, described as a condition that can be caused by exposure to radiation.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2023
This form of blood disease, known as agranulocytosis or leukopenia, leaves the body at the mercy of any bacteria which may enter the bloodstream.
From Time Magazine Archive
For in infectious diseases hyperleucocytosis is very common; and a transient leukopenia is equally rare.
From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by W. Myers
Uncomplicated measles too, generally runs its course with a marked leukopenia, specially distinct during the breaking out and at the height of the exanthem.
From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by W. Myers
We have entered more fully into the leukopenia experimentally produced by Löwit, in the chapter on leucocytosis.
From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by W. Myers
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