Definition of neutropenia
:leukopenia in which the decrease in white blood cells is chiefly in neutrophils
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Origin and Etymology of neutropenia
New Latin, from neutro- (from International Scientific Vocabulary neutrophil) + -penia
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medical Definition of neutropenia
:leukopenia in which the decrease in white blood cells is chiefly in neutrophils
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