NEUTROPENIA


Meaning of NEUTROPENIA in English

[ 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'.

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