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; see -ia

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• leukocytosis vs. leukopenia

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 • 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

We have mentioned this case here, because it is remarkable as an extreme leukopenia never before observed.

From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by Myers, W.

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

From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by Myers, W.

These cases of infectious leukopenia are to be explained, not by a destruction of white corpuscles, but rather by a diminished inflow, brought about by the circulation of substances negatively chemiotactic for the polynuclear elements.

From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by Myers, W.