leukopenia

noun

leu·​ko·​pe·​nia ˌlü-kə-ˈpē-nē-ə 

: a condition in which the number of white blood cells circulating in the blood is abnormally low

leukopenic

ˌlü-kə-ˈpē-nik 

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

leukopenia

noun

leu·​ko·​pe·​nia

variants or chiefly British leucopenia

ˌlü-kō-ˈpē-nē-ə 

: a condition in which the number of white blood cells circulating in the blood is abnormally low and which is most commonly due to a decreased production of new cells in conjunction with various infectious diseases, as a reaction to various drugs or other chemicals, or in response to irradiation

leukopenic adjective

or chiefly British leucopenic

-ˈpē-nik