-penia
(ˈpiːnɪə)
repr. Gr. πενία poverty, need, is used in Med. to denote a deficiency, esp. of a constituent of the blood, as in granulocytopenia, pancytopenia s.v. pan- 2. Also (erron.) -pœnia.
| 1971 Lancet 10 July 108/1 May I add -penia to the list of alternatives to hypo- suggested by Dr. Ell? In Greek it meant ‘poverty’ and it is currently used in such words as granulocytopenia and thrombocytopenia. |