Definition of pancytopenia in English:
pancytopenia
noun ˌpansʌɪtə(ʊ)ˈpiːniəˌpansīdəˈpēnēə
mass nounMedicine Deficiency of all three cellular components of the blood (red cells, white cells, and platelets).
Example sentencesExamples
- One month after laparotomy, laboratory studies showed the development of pancytopenia with normocytic red cells.
- In contrast, another patient exhibited a normal blood smear, and the third had a blood smear with pancytopenia.
- New warnings were added about rare cases of central nervous system demyelinating disorders and reports of pancytopenia, including aplastic anemia, which have at times been fatal.
- The peripheral blood smear showed pancytopenia with 3% plasma cells.
- Despite initial pancytopenia and neutropenic sepsis, she has tolerated three cycles of chemotherapy.
Origin
1940s: from pan- 'all' + cyto- 'cell' + Greek penia 'poverty, lack'.