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leukopenia - definition and meaning
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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
noun
from The Century Dictionary.
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noun medicine an abnormally low count of leukocytes , or white blood cells , in the blood
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An abnormally low count known as leukopenia might indicate bone-marrow failure, a disorder of the liver or spleen, lupus or exposure to radiation.
News 2010
Recent studies have begun to unravel the cause of this phenomenon, and new research suggests that African Americans with the disease have a unique survival advantage if they have both a low white blood cell count (known as leukopenia ) and a genetic variation that is found mainly in persons of African ancestry.
Black Entertainment : Black News : Urban News : Hip Hop News - EURweb.com 2009
Other findings include disseminated intravascular coagulation, bone marrow aplasia with leukopenia and thrombocytopenia, elevated liver enzyme values, hypocalcemia, hyponatremia and rhabdomyolysis.
Colchicine Poisoning 2010
To determine whether there is a relationship between the development of elevated aminotransferases, leukopenia or pancreatitis and the TPMT level in patients with IBD.
Clinical studies: IBD treatment safety 2010
A competitive pathway also converts 6-MP to its cytotoxic 6-thioguanine nucleotides (6-TGNs) that are associated with bone marrow suppression (leukopenia , neutropenia, thrombocytopenia).
Clinical studies: IBD treatment safety 2010
Side effects included pancreatitis and shingles that resulted in discontinuation of 5-acetylsalicylic acid, leukopenia corrected by withholding 6-mercaptopurine and self-resolved hepatitis.
IBD clinical studies: drug comparisons 2010
Common medical side effects include infection and leukopenia (8-15%), hepatitis (5-10%) and pancreatitis (3%).
Clinical studies: IBD treatment safety 2010
They all present a risk of leukopenia , which can be fatal.
The Cure for Modern Life Lisa Tucker 2008
They all present a risk of leukopenia , which can be fatal.
The Cure for Modern Life Lisa Tucker 2008
They all present a risk of leukopenia , which can be fatal.
The Cure for Modern Life Lisa Tucker 2008
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