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Noun: neutropenia
  1. Leukopenia in which the decrease is primarily in number of neutrophils (the chief phagocytic leukocyte)
    "The patient's neutropenia made them more susceptible to infections"

Derived forms: neutropenias

Type of: leucopenia, leukopenia

Encyclopedia: Neutropenia, severe chronic