agranulocytosis

agran·u·lo·cy·to·sis

noun \ˌā-ˌgran-yə-lō-ˌsī-ˈtō-səs\

plural agran·u·lo·cy·to·ses \-ˌsēz\

Definition of AGRANULOCYTOSIS

: an acute febrile condition marked by severe depression of the granulocyte-producing bone marrow and by prostration, chills, swollen neck, and sore throat sometimes with local ulceration and believed to be basically a response to the side effects of certain drugs of the coal-tar series (as aminopyrine)—called also agranulocytic angina, granulocytopenia