ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌsīd.əˈpēnēə noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin, from International Scientific Vocabulary granulocyte + New Latin -o- + -penia
: deficiency of blood granulocytes ; specifically : an acute febrile condition marked by severe depression of the granulocyte-producing bone marrow and by prostration, chills, swollen neck, and sore throat sometimes with local ulceration and believed to be basically a response to the side effects of certain drugs of the coal-tar series (as amidopyrine) — called also agranulocytic angina, agranulocytosis
• gran·u·lo·cy·to·pe·nic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷nik adjective