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noun
An abnormally low concentration of granulocytes in the blood, which reduces the body's resistance to many infections.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an acute blood disorder (often caused by radiation or drug therapy) characterized by severe reduction in granulocytes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: agranulocytosis, agranulosis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: blood disease, blood disorder
History
Etymology tree English granulocyte Ancient Greek πενῐ́ᾱ (penĭ́ā)bor. English -penia English granulocytopenia From granulocyte + -penia.
