definitions

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.

Nearby words

leukon, leukonecrosis, leukonychia, leukopathia, leukopedesis, leukopenia, leukopenic index, leukopenic leukemia, leukoplakia, leukoplakia vulvae, leukoplasia

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
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for leukopenia

  • Decrease in number of leukocytes, or leukopenia, is not important.

    A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd

  • Leukopenia has still another meaning in certain cases of severe anæmia, where it indicates a highly unfavourable prognosis.

    Histology of the Blood|Paul Ehrlich

  • It was the beginning stages, the harsh cough, the slight temperature, the leukopenia.

    Pandemic|Jesse Franklin Bone

Medicine definitions for leukopenia

leukopenia

n.

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