AGRANULOCYTOSIS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An acute blood disorder (often caused by radiation or drug therapy) characterized by severe reduction in granulocytes

Synonyms:

agranulocytosis; agranulosis; granulocytopenia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("agranulocytosis" is a kind of...):

blood disease; blood disorder (a disease or disorder of the blood)

Derivation:

agranulocytic (relating to the blood disorder of agranulocytosis)

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