neutropenia
noun
neu·tro·pe·nia
ˌn(y)ü-trə-ˈpē-nē-ə 
: leukopenia in which the decrease in white blood cells is chiefly in neutrophils
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The 11-year-old has a rare blood disease called chronic cyclic neutropenia, which causes her white cell count to drop dramatically low every three months.
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Suzanne Malveaux, CNN, 25 Apr. 2020
Suzanne Malveaux, CNN, 25 Apr. 2020
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neutropenia
noun
neu·tro·pe·nia
ˌn(y)ü-trə-ˈpē-nē-ə
: leukopenia in which the decrease in white blood cells is chiefly in neutrophils
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