cytopenia

[ sahy-tuh-pee-nee-uh ]
/ ˌsaɪ təˈpi ni ə /

noun Pathology.

the condition of having a decreased number of cellular elements in the blood; hypocytosis.

Origin of cytopenia

cyto- + Greek penía poverty, want

Words nearby cytopenia

cytopathogenic, cytopathogenic virus, cytopathologic, cytopathology, cytopathy, cytopenia, cytophagic panniculitis, cytophagous, cytophagy, cytopharynx, cytophilic

Medical definitions for cytopenia

cytopenia
[ sī′tə-pē′nē-ə ]

n.

A deficiency or lack of cellular elements in the circulating blood.