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cytopenia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cy-tope-nia
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A reduction in the number of blood cells for any of several reasons.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos)lbor. English cyto- Proto-Indo-European *(s)penh₁-der. Ancient Greek πένομαι (pénomai) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek πένης (pénēs) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā) Ancient Greek πενῐ́ᾱ (penĭ́ā)bor. English -penia English cytopenia From cyto- + -penia.

Usage

Inflected Forms

cytopenias (plural)

Derived Forms

bicytopenia cytopenic hemocytopenia pancytopenia thrombocytopenia

Questions

What does cytopenia mean?
A reduction in the number of blood cells for any of several reasons.
Where does cytopenia come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos)lbor. English cyto- Proto-Indo-European *(s)penh₁-der. Ancient Greek πένομαι (pénomai) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek πένης (pénēs) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā) Ancient Greek πενῐ́ᾱ (penĭ́ā)bor. English -penia English cytopenia From cyto- + -penia.

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