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noun
A reduction in the number of blood cells for any of several reasons.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: biology, cytology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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noun
a deficiency of some cellular element of the blood
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: blood disease, blood disorder
Narrower terms: hematocytopenia, haematocytopenia, pancytopenia
History
Etymology tree Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos)lbor. English cyto- Proto-Indo-European *(s)penh1-der. Ancient Greek πένομαι (pénomai) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek πένης (pénēs) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā) Ancient Greek πενῐ́ᾱ (penĭ́ā)bor. English -penia English cytopenia From cyto- + -penia.
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