lymphocytopenia

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A health problem in which the blood has too few lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell

noun
/ˌlɪmfoʊˌsaɪtəˈpiːniə/

Specialized

: linfocitopenia

Doctors diagnosed lymphocytopenia following a routine blood test after chemotherapy.

Examples

Certain viral infections can cause temporary lymphocytopenia in otherwise healthy adults.
The patient's lymphocytopenia made her more susceptible to infections.
The patient was diagnosed with lymphocytopenia last week.
He suffers from lymphocytopenia due to his autoimmune disease.
The doctor diagnosed her with lymphocytopenia, explaining that her blood tests showed a significantly low lymphocyte count.
After further testing, they confirmed that lymphocytopenia was causing the patient's persistent infections.
Due to lymphocytopenia, the patient required a specialized treatment to boost her immune system.

Synonyms

lymphopenia

vslymphocytopenia

Specialized

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A lower than normal number of lymphocytes, the white blood cells that fight infection, in the blood

is the same condition but uses a different medical term

Antonyms

lymphocytosis

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Too many white blood cells called lymphocytes in the blood, often from an infection

How Many Lymphocytes

lymphocytosis

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lymphocytopenia

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Surface Forms

lymphocytopenia singular

lymphocytopenias plural

Morphology

lymphocytopenia = lymphocyte (semi-transparent) = lymphocyte + penia

Formally built from 'lymphocyte' + the medical combining suffix '-penia' meaning 'deficiency', but '-penia' is a specialist bound morpheme not familiar to general learners.

Etymology

Lymphocytopenia breaks into three parts: lymph ('a clear fluid that helps fight infection'), cyto ('cell'), and -penia ('lack' or 'too few'). So lymphocytopenia means 'too few lymph cells' in the blood, which is why people with it are more likely to get infections.