a·gran·u·lo·cy·to·sis ( -gr n y -l -s -t s s)n. An acute disease marked by high fever and a sharp drop in circulating granular white blood cells. It may be drug-induced or the result of exposure to radiation. |
agranulocytosis [əˌgrænjʊləʊsaɪˈtəʊsɪs]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) a serious and sometimes fatal illness characterized by a marked reduction of leucocytes, usually caused by hypersensitivity to certain drugs
[New Latin; see a-1, granule, -cyte, -osis]
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| Noun | 1. | agranulocytosis - an acute blood disorder (often caused by radiation or drug therapy) characterized by severe reduction in granulocytes blood disease, blood disorder - a disease or disorder of the blood |
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