GRANULOCYTOPENIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does granulocytopenia mean? 

• GRANULOCYTOPENIA (noun)
  The noun GRANULOCYTOPENIA has 1 sense:

1. an acute blood disorder (often caused by radiation or drug therapy) characterized by severe reduction in granulocytes

  Familiarity information: GRANULOCYTOPENIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GRANULOCYTOPENIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An acute blood disorder (often caused by radiation or drug therapy) characterized by severe reduction in granulocytes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

agranulocytosis; agranulosis; granulocytopenia

Hypernyms ("granulocytopenia" is a kind of...):

blood disease; blood disorder (a disease or disorder of the blood)

 Context examples 

A syndrome characterized by the presence of rheumatoid arthritis, splenomegaly, and granulocytopenia.

(Felty Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

The production of erythroblasts and red cells is markedly decreased, and it may be associated with decreased production of granulocytes (granulocytopenia) and platelets (thrombocytopenia) as well.

(Aplastic Anemia, NCI Thesaurus)

Relating to or resembling granulocytopenia.

(Granulopenic, NCI Thesaurus)