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leukopenia

or leu·co·pe·ni·a

[ loo-kuh-pee-nee-uh ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.
  1. a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.


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Other Words From

  • leuko·penic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of leukopenia1

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

There is decided decrease of hemoglobin and red corpuscles, with moderate leukopenia and relative lymphocytosis.

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

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

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

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

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