granulocytopenia Med.
(ˌgrænjʊləʊsaɪtəʊˈpiːnɪə)
[f. prec. + Gr. πενία poverty.]
A condition characterized by an abnormally small number of granulocytes in the blood.
| 1931 H. N. Harkins in Arch. Internal Med. XLVII. 408 In this article the terms agranulocytosis and agranulocytic angina are used interchangeably for the Schultz syndrome specifically, and the general term granulocytopenia is used to include atypical and related cases. 1951 A. Grollman Pharmacol. & Therapeutics i. 27 One of the most feared reactions observed in drug idiosyncrasies is granulocytopenia which may progress to agranulocytosis. 1961 Lancet 22 July 208 Patients with hepatitis were separated into two groups... In the treated group there was..1 episode of mild granulocytopenia lasting two weeks. |