panleukopenia

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pan·leu·ko·pe·nia

noun \ˌpan-ˌlü-kə-ˈpē-nē-ə\

Definition of PANLEUKOPENIA

: an acute usually fatal epizootic disease especially of cats that is caused by a parvovirus (species Feline panleukopenia virus of the genus Parvovirus) and is marked by fever, diarrhea and dehydration, and destruction of white blood cells

Origin of PANLEUKOPENIA

New Latin
First Known Use: 1940

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