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

First recorded in 1925–30; a-6 + granulocyte + -osis

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-tōsĭs, 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.