- leukopenia
- noun Etymology: New Latin Date: 1898 a condition in which the number of white blood cells circulating in the blood is abnormally low • leukopenic adjective
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Leukopenia — (or leukocytopenia, or leucopenia, from Greek λευκό white and πενία deficiency) is a decrease in the number of circulating white blood cells (leukocytes) in the blood. As the principal function of white cells is to combat infection, a decrease in … Wikipedia
leukopenia — leukopenia. См. лейкопения. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
leukopenia — [lo͞o΄kō pē′nē′ə, lo͞o΄kəpē′nē′ə] n. [ModL < leuko (var. of LEUCO ) + Gr penia, poverty] a decrease below normal in the number of leukocytes in the blood leukopenic adj … English World dictionary
leukopenia — 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; < NL leucopenia, equiv. to leuco LEUKO + Gk… … Universalium
leukopenia — noun an abnormally low count of leukocytes, or white blood cells, in the blood Syn: leukocytopenia … Wiktionary
leukopenia — The antithesis of leukocytosis; any situation in which the total number of leukocytes in the circulating blood is less than normal, the lower limit of which is generally regarded as 4000–5000/mm3. SYN: leukocytopenia. [leuko(cyte) + G. penia,… … Medical dictionary
leukopenia — ż I, DCMs. leukopenianii, blm med. «niedobór krwinek białych (leukocytów) we krwi» ‹n. łac. z gr.› … Słownik języka polskiego
leukopenia — n. abnormal decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood … English contemporary dictionary
leukopenia — leu·ko·pe·nia … English syllables
leukopenia — leu•ko•pe•ni•a or leu•co•pe•ni•a [[t]ˌlu kəˈpi ni ə[/t]] also leu•ko•cy•to•pe•ni•a [[t] ˌsaɪ tə [/t]] n. pat a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood • Etymology: 1895–1900 leu ko•pe′nic, adj … From formal English to slang
