leukopenia

or leu·co·pe·ni·a

[ loo-kuh-pee-nee-uh ]

/ ˌlu kəˈpi ni ə /

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noun Medicine/Medical.

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

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Also called leu·ko·cy·to·pe·ni·a

[loo-kuh-sahy-tuh-pee-nee-uh]. /ˌlu kəˌsaɪ təˈpi ni ə/.

Origin of leukopenia

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

OTHER WORDS FROM leukopenia

leu·ko·pe·nic, adjective

Words nearby leukopenia

leukocyte, leukocytosis, leukoderma, leukoma, leukopedesis, leukopenia, leukoplakia, leukoplast, leukopoiesis, leukosis, leukotomy

How to use leukopenia in a sentence

There is decided decrease of hemoglobin and red corpuscles, with moderate leukopenia and relative lymphocytosis.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
It was the beginning stages, the harsh cough, the slight temperature, the leukopenia.
Pandemic|Jesse Franklin Bone
Decrease in number of leukocytes, or leukopenia, is not important.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
For in infectious diseases hyperleucocytosis is very common; and a transient leukopenia is equally rare.
Histology of the Blood|Paul Ehrlich

We have mentioned this case here, because it is remarkable as an extreme leukopenia never before observed.
Histology of the Blood|Paul Ehrlich