Definition of Neutropenia

1. Noun. Leukopenia in which the decrease is primarily in number of neutrophils (the chief phagocytic leukocyte).

Generic synonyms: Leucopenia, Leukopenia
Specialized synonyms: Cyclic Neutropenia

Definition of Neutropenia

1. Noun. A hematological disorder characterized by an abnormally low neutrophil count. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Neutropenia

1. Leucopenia in which the decrease in white blood cells is chiefly in neutrophils. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Neutropenia

neutron flux
neutron fluxes
neutron interferometer
neutron number
neutron numbers
neutron optics
neutron radiation
neutron scattering
neutron spectrometry
neutron star
neutron stars
neutronic
neutronium
neutronization
neutrons
neutropenia (current term)
neutropenias
neutropenic
neutropenic angina
neutrophil
neutrophil activating factor
neutrophil activating protein
neutrophil activation
neutrophil chemotactant factor
neutrophil collagenase
neutrophil granule
neutrophile
neutrophiles
neutrophilia
neutrophilic

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