[ ˌnju:trə(ʊ)'pi:niə ]
■ noun Medicine the presence of abnormally few neutrophils in the blood, leading to increased susceptibility to infection.
Derivatives
neutropenic adjective
Origin
1930s: from neutral + Gk penia 'poverty, lack'.
[ ˌnju:trə(ʊ)'pi:niə ]
■ noun Medicine the presence of abnormally few neutrophils in the blood, leading to increased susceptibility to infection.
Derivatives
neutropenic adjective
Origin
1930s: from neutral + Gk penia 'poverty, lack'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004