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cytopenia

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cytopenia /cy·to·pe·nia/ (-pe´ne-ah) deficiency in the number of any of the cellular elements of the blood.
cy·to·pe·ni·a (st-pn-)
n.
A deficiency or lack of cellular elements in the circulating blood.

cytopenia
[-pē′nē·ə]
Etymology: Gk, kytos + penes, poor
a deficiency in numbers of the blood cell elements.

cytopenia
deficiency in the cells of the blood.

cytopenia
A ↓ number of cells in the circulation–eg, thrombocytopenia, leukopenia


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