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granulocytopenia

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granulocytopenia /gran·u·lo·cy·to·pe·nia/ (gran″u-lo-si″-to-pe´ne-ah) reduction in the number of granular leukocytes in the blood.
gran·u·lo·cy·to·pe·ni·a (grny-l-st-pn-)
n.
A condition characterized by an abnormally low number of granular white blood cells in the blood. Also called granulopenia.

granulocytopenia
[gran′yo̅o̅lōsī′tōpē′nē·ə]
Etymology: L, granulum + Gk, kytos, cell, penia, poverty
an abnormal decrease in the total number of granulocytes in the blood. Also called granulopenia, neutropenia. Compare granulocytosis. See also leukopenia. granulocytopenic, adj.

granulocytopenia (granˈ·yu·lō·sīˈ·t·pēˑ·nē·),
n decreased volume of granulocytes in the blood. Also called
granulopenia or
neutropenia.

granulocytopenia (gran´ūlōsī´tōpē´nē),
n a deficiency in the number of granulocytic cells in the bloodstream. See also agranulocytosis.

granulocytopenia

granulocytopenia
Agranulocytosis, see there


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