agranulocytosis
[ uh-gran-yuh-loh-sahy-toh-sis ]
/ əˌgræn yə loʊ saɪˈtoʊ sɪs /
noun Pathology.
a serious, acute blood disease, sometimes related to drug or radiation therapy, characterized by extreme leukopenia, fever, and ulcerations of the mucous membranes.
Origin of agranulocytosis
Words nearby agranulocytosis
agraffe,
agram,
agrammatism,
agranular endoplasmic reticulum,
agranulocyte,
agranulocytosis,
agranuloplastic,
agrapha,
agraphia,
agrarian,
agrarianism
British Dictionary definitions for agranulocytosis
agranulocytosis
/ (əˌɡrænjʊləʊsaɪˈtəʊsɪs) /
noun
a serious and sometimes fatal illness characterized by a marked reduction of leucocytes, usually caused by hypersensitivity to certain drugs
Word Origin for agranulocytosis
C20: New Latin; see
a-
1,
granule,
-cyte,
-osis
Medical definitions for agranulocytosis
agranulocytosis
[ ā-grăn′yə-lō-sī-tō′sĭs, ə-grăn′- ]
n.
An acute disease characterized by high fever, lesions of the mucous membranes and skin, and a sharp drop in circulating granular white blood cells.