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agranulosis

agranulosis

9.9
A very low number of white blood cells that fight infection
  • noun
  • /ˌeɪɡrəˈnjuːloʊsɪs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : agranulosis
  • Chemotherapy can sometimes cause agranulosis, increasing a patient’s risk of infection.

Examples

  • The patient was closely monitored for signs of agranulosis after starting the new medication.

  • Early detection of agranulosis is crucial to prevent severe complications.

  • The patient was diagnosed with agranulosis last week.

  • Doctors are concerned about agranulosis in cancer patients.

  • Chemotherapy can sometimes cause agranulosis, increasing a patient’s risk of infection.

  • Early detection of agranulosis is crucial to prevent severe complications.

  • The patient was closely monitored for signs of agranulosis after starting the new medication.

Synonyms

agranulocytosis
vsagranulosis
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A very low number of certain white blood cells that help fight infection

is an acute disorder marked by severe granulocyte reduction after radiation or drugs
granulocytopenia
vsagranulosis
  • Specialized
9.9

A low number of certain white blood cells that fight infection, often after cancer treatment

is more severe causing acute symptoms and higher infection risk

Antonyms

health
∞ 1.0

The condition of a person's body and mind, especially being free from illness or injury

normalcy
  • US
36 4.1

The usual state when life returns to the expected routine

How Severe

agranulosis
  • Specialized
9.9
neutropenia
  • Specialized
8.6

Surface Forms

agranulosis singular
agranuloses plural

Morphology

agranulosis = granulosis (opaque) = a + granul + osis

The immediate formation uses technical combining forms ('granul-' + '-osis') with the prefix 'a-', and the resulting medical sense is unlikely to be inferable by an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Agranulosis breaks into parts: a- meaning 'without', granul- from granule meaning 'small grain', and -osis meaning 'a condition' or 'disease'. So it literally means a 'condition without small grains', and in medicine those 'grains' are the tiny parts of certain white blood cells. That's why agranulosis describes a disease where those grain-filled white cells are very low, making infection more likely.