leucocytopenia

leu·ko·pe·ni·a

(lū'kō-pē'nē-ă)

Any condition in which the number of leukocytes in the circulating blood is lower than normal, the lower limit of which is generally regarded as 4000-5000/mm³
Synonym(s): leukocytopenia, leucocytopenia, leucopenia.

[leuko(cyte) + G. penia, poverty]

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leu·ko·pe·ni·a

(lū'kō-pē'nē-ă)

Antithesis of leukocytosis; any situation in which total number of leukocytes in circulating blood is less than normal.
Synonym(s): leucocytopenia, leucopenia.

[leuko(cyte) + G. penia, poverty]

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