n.
Pronunciation: ˌ n(y)ü-tr ə - ' p ē -n ē - ə
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from neutro- (fr. International Scientific Vocabulary neutrophil ) + -penia
Date: circa 1927
: leukopenia in which the decrease in white blood cells is chiefly in neutrophils
– neu · tro · pe · nic \ - ' p ē -nik \ adjective