Definition of pancytopenia
: an abnormal reduction in the number of erythrocytes, white blood cells, and blood platelets in the blood; also : a disorder (such as aplastic anemia) characterized by such a reduction
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Origin and Etymology of pancytopenia
New Latin, from pan- + cyt- + -penia
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: an abnormal reduction in the number of red blood cells, white blood cells, and blood platelets in the blood; also : a disorder (as aplastic anemia) characterized by such a reduction
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