Tags: Disease.

Leukopenia (also known as leukocytopenia or leucopenia from Greek λευκό – white and πενία -deficiency) is a decrease in the number of white blood cells (leukocytes) found in the blood which places individuals at increased risk of infection.Neutropenia a subtype of leukopenia refers to a decrease in the number of circulating neutrophil granulocytes the most abundant white blood cells.

Loading...

This page contains content from the copyrighted Wikipedia article "Leukopenia"; that content is used under the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL). You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.