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leukopenia
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leu·ko·pe·ni·a also leu·co·pe·ni·a  (lk-pn-)
n.
An abnormally low number of white blood cells in the circulating blood.

leuko·penic adj.
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Noun1.leukopenia - an abnormal lowering of the white blood cell count
blood disease, blood disorder - a disease or disorder of the blood
neutropenia - leukopenia in which the decrease is primarily in number of neutrophils (the chief phagocytic leukocyte)


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Grade 3 and 4 main toxicities reported among the 36 patients recruited into the study were 25% leukocytopenia (neutropenic fever was not reported) and 11% diarrhoea with a median duration of 6 days.
Firstly, hematologic diseases may lead to thrombocytopenia, leukocytopenia or suppressed abilities to mount reactive thrombocytosis or leukocytosis in the presence of C difficile.
 
 
 
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