leukopenia

American  

[loo-kuh-pee-nee-uh] / ˌlu kəˈpi ni ə /

Or leucopenia

noun

Medicine/Medical.

1. a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.

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Other Word Forms

• leukopenic adjective

Etymology

Origin of leukopenia

1895–1900; < New Latin leucopenia, equivalent to leuco- leuko- + Greek penía poverty, akin to pénesthai to be poor, toil; -ia

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Example Sentences

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

Dorchy, his mother said, has a blood disorder called leukopenia, which leaves his immune system weakened.

From Washington Post

There are other objections to the great importance that Löwit has given to leukopenia.

From Project Gutenberg

As with most virus diseases there is a transitory leukopenia—a drop in the total number of white blood cells—and a rise in temperature of about two or three degrees.

From Project Gutenberg

For in infectious diseases hyperleucocytosis is very common; and a transient leukopenia is equally rare.

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