Disease or Syndrome
neutropenia
neu·tro·pe·ni·a [ noo-truh-pee-nee-uh, nyoo- ]
Subclass of:
Agranulocytosis
Etymology:
Latin neuter = neither, Greek kytos = vessel or cell + penia = poverty
Also called:
Agranulocytosis; Granulocytopenia
Definitions related to neutropenia:
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A decrease in the number of NEUTROPHILS found in the blood.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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An abnormally low number of white blood cells.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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Decrease in the number of neutrophilic leukocytes in the blood.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Neutropenia is a reduction in the blood neutrophil count. If it is severe, the risk and severity of bacterial and fungal infections increase. Focal symptoms of infection may be muted, but fever is present during most serious infections. Diagnosis is by white blood cell count with differential, and evaluation requires identification of...Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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Neutropenia is a decrease in circulating neutrophils in the nonmarginal pool, which constitutes 4-5% of total body neutrophil stores. Most of the neutrophils are contained in the bone marrow, either as mitotically active (one third) or postmitotic mature cells (two thirds).WebMD, 2019
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