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Definition of Granulocytopenia

1. Noun. An acute blood disorder (often caused by radiation or drug therapy) characterized by severe reduction in granulocytes.

Definition of Granulocytopenia

1. Noun. (pathology) An abnormally low concentration of certain white blood cells called granulocytes in the blood. This condition reduces the body's resistance to many infections. ¹

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Medical Definition of Granulocytopenia

1. A reduced number of white blood cells in the circulation. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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Literary usage of Granulocytopenia

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1. Treatment of Depression edited by Cynthia D. Mulrow (2000)
"SSRIs are rarely associated with granulocytopenia. The use of SSRIs has been associated with excess bleeding. In a controlled cohort study, patients taking ..."

2. Arsenic by Assembly Of Life Sciences, National Academies Press, Assembly of Life Sciences (U.S.), National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) (1977)
"Abnormal laboratory findings included anemia, granulocytopenia, abnormal electrocardiograms, and increased density at epiphyseal ends of long bones similar ..."

3. Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances (RTECS): A Comprehensive Guide by Doris V. Sweet (1994)
"... Pigmented or nucleated red blood cells 13 granulocytopenia 14 Leukopenia 15 Agranulocytosis 16 Eosinophilia 17 Thrombocytopenia 20 Changes in cell count ..."

4. The Oxford Medicine by Henry Asbury Christian, James Mackenzie (1920)
"A granulocytopenia rarely may be seen with a reduction of the white blood count below 3000. With the prompt cessation of chemotherapy no untoward effects of ..."

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