neutropenia

[ noo-truh-pee-nee-uh, nyoo- ]
/ ˌnu trəˈpi ni ə, ˌnyu- /

noun Medicine/Medical.

a decrease in the number of neutrophils in the blood: mild, moderate, or severe neutropenia.

Origin of neutropenia

neutro(phil)+ -penia

OTHER WORDS FROM neutropenia

neu·tro·pe·nic, adjective

Words nearby neutropenia

neutron gun, neutron moderator, neutron number, neutron poison, neutron star, neutropenia, neutrophil, neutrophilia, neutrophilic leukocyte, neutrophilic leukopenia, neutrosphere

British Dictionary definitions for neutropenia

neutropenia
/ (ˌnjuːtrəˈpiːnɪə) /

noun

an abnormal reduction in the number of neutrophils in the blood, as seen in certain anaemias and leukaemias

Medical definitions for neutropenia

neutropenia
[ nōō′trə-pē′nē-ə ]

n.

The presence of abnormally small numbers of neutrophils in the blood. neutrophilic leukopenia