cytopenia

Definitions of cytopenia
  1. noun
    a deficiency of some cellular element of the blood
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    types:
    haematocytopenia, hematocytopenia
    an abnormally low number of red blood cells in the blood
    pancytopenia
    an abnormal deficiency in all blood cells (red blood cells and white blood cells and platelets); usually associated with bone marrow tumor or with aplastic anemia
    type of:
    blood disease, blood disorder
    a disease or disorder of the blood
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