Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An abnormally low number of leukocytes in the circulating blood.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
leucopenia .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun medicine an abnormally low count of
leukocytes , orwhite blood cells , in the blood
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an abnormal lowering of the white blood cell count
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Examples
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An abnormally low count known as leukopenia might indicate bone-marrow failure, a disorder of the liver or spleen, lupus or exposure to radiation.
News 2010
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Recent studies have begun to unravel the cause of this phenomenon, and new research suggests that African Americans with the disease have a unique survival advantage if they have both a low white blood cell count (known as leukopenia) and a genetic variation that is found mainly in persons of African ancestry.
Black Entertainment : Black News : Urban News : Hip Hop News - EURweb.com 2009
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Other findings include disseminated intravascular coagulation, bone marrow aplasia with leukopenia and thrombocytopenia, elevated liver enzyme values, hypocalcemia, hyponatremia and rhabdomyolysis.
Colchicine Poisoning 2010
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To determine whether there is a relationship between the development of elevated aminotransferases, leukopenia or pancreatitis and the TPMT level in patients with IBD.
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A competitive pathway also converts 6-MP to its cytotoxic 6-thioguanine nucleotides (6-TGNs) that are associated with bone marrow suppression (leukopenia, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia).
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Side effects included pancreatitis and shingles that resulted in discontinuation of 5-acetylsalicylic acid, leukopenia corrected by withholding 6-mercaptopurine and self-resolved hepatitis.
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Common medical side effects include infection and leukopenia (8-15%), hepatitis (5-10%) and pancreatitis (3%).
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They all present a risk of leukopenia, which can be fatal.
The Cure for Modern Life Lisa Tucker 2008
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They all present a risk of leukopenia, which can be fatal.
The Cure for Modern Life Lisa Tucker 2008
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They all present a risk of leukopenia, which can be fatal.
The Cure for Modern Life Lisa Tucker 2008
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