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agranulocytosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.47 in modern English

Syllables
agran-u-lo-cy-to-sis
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An acute condition involving a severe and dangerous leukopenia, particularly of neutrophils, causing a neutropenia in the circulating blood.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From a- + granulocyte + -osis.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

agranulocytoses (plural)

Synonyms

agranulosis granulopenia granulocytopenia

Questions

What does agranulocytosis mean?
An acute condition involving a severe and dangerous leukopenia, particularly of neutrophils, causing a neutropenia in the circulating blood.
Where does agranulocytosis come from?
From a- + granulocyte + -osis.

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