- neutropenia
- An abnormal decrease in the number of neutrophils, a type of white blood cell.
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Neutropenia — Classification and external resources Blood film with a striking absence of neutrophils, leaving only red blood cells and platelets ICD 10 D … Wikipedia
Neutropenia — Frote de sangre en el que se observa solo un granulocito (neutrófilo) en un mar de glóbulos rojos. Normalmente aparecerían docenas de leucocitos en un campo de esta amplificación (10x) … Wikipedia Español
neutropenia — f. hemat. Presencia de leucocitos neutrófilos en sangre por debajo de su nivel habitual. La neutropenia puede ser congénita o estar provocada por determinados fármacos, radiaciones ionizantes y enfermedades de la propia sangre o infecciosas de… … Diccionario médico
Neutropenia — Not enough neutrophils, neutrophils being a type of white blood cell (specifically a form of granulocyte) filled with neutrally staining granules, tiny sacs of enzymes that help the cell to kill and digest microorganisms it has engulfed by… … Medical dictionary
neutropenia — n. an abnormal decrease in the number of neutrophils in peripheral blood. Neutropenia may occur in a wide variety of diseases, including certain hereditary defects, aplastic anaemias, tumours of the bone marrow, agranulocytosis, and acute… … The new mediacal dictionary
neutropenia — {{＃}}{{LM N27304}}{{〓}} {{［}}neutropenia{{］}} ‹neu·tro·pe·nia› {{《}}▍ s.f.{{》}} Disminución anormal del número de neutrófilos en la circulación periférica … Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos
neutropenia — noun leukopenia in which the decrease is primarily in number of neutrophils (the chief phagocytic leukocyte) • Hypernyms: ↑leukopenia, ↑leucopenia • Hyponyms: ↑cyclic neutropenia … Useful english dictionary
neutropenia inmunológica — Destrucción de neutrófilos causada por anticuerpos específicos para epitopos de neutrófilos, como suele ocurrir en las enfermedades autoinmunitarias. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 … Diccionario médico
Neutropenia, severe congenital (SCN) — Children born with this condition lack neutrophils (a type of white blood cell that is important in fighting infection). These children suffer frequent infections from bacteria which in the past led to death in three quarters of cases before 3… … Medical dictionary
neutropenia — noun Etymology: New Latin, from neutro (from International Scientific Vocabulary neutrophil) + penia Date: circa 1927 leukopenia in which the decrease in white blood cells is chiefly in neutrophils • neutropenic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
neutropenia — Condition in which the number of neutrophils circulating in the blood is below normal … Dictionary of molecular biology
