[ ˌlu:kə(ʊ)'pi:nɪə ]
(also leukopenia )
■ noun Medicine a reduction in the number of white cells in the blood.
Derivatives
leucopenic adjective
Origin
C19: from Gk leukos 'white' + penia 'poverty'.
[ ˌlu:kə(ʊ)'pi:nɪə ]
(also leukopenia )
■ noun Medicine a reduction in the number of white cells in the blood.
Derivatives
leucopenic adjective
Origin
C19: from Gk leukos 'white' + penia 'poverty'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004