neutropenia (redirected from malignant neutropenia)

neu·tro·pe·ni·a  (ntr-pn-, ny-)

n.

An abnormal decrease in the number of neutrophils in the blood.

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[neutro(phil) + -penia.]

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neutro·penic (-pnk) adj.

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Noun

1.

neutropenia - leukopenia in which the decrease is primarily in number of neutrophils (the chief phagocytic leukocyte) leucopenia, leukopenia - an abnormal lowering of the white blood cell count cyclic neutropenia - neutropenia that occurs periodically