leu·ko·pe·ni·a also leu·co·pe·ni·a (l  k -p  n-)n. An abnormally low number of white blood cells in the circulating blood. leu ko·penic adj. |
leucopenia esp US, leukopenia [ˌluːkəʊˈpiːnɪə]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) Pathol an abnormal reduction in the number of white blood cells in the blood, characteristic of certain diseases
[from leuco- + Greek penia poverty]
leucopenic esp US, leukopenic adj
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| Noun | 1. | leucopenia - 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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