— leukopenic , adj.
/looh'keuh pee"nee euh/ , n. Med.
a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
Also, leucopenia . Also called leukocytopenia /looh'keuh suy'teuh pee"nee euh/ .
[ 1895-1900; leucopenia, equiv. to leuco- LEUKO- + Gk penía poverty, akin to pénesthai to be poor, toil; see -IA ]