Agranulocytosis vs. Leukopenia

Agranulocytosisnoun

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

Agranulocytosisnoun

an acute blood disorder (often caused by radiation or drug therapy) characterized by severe reduction in granulocytes

Agranulocytosis

Agranulocytosis, also known as agranulosis or granulopenia, is an acute condition involving a severe and dangerous lowered white blood cell count (leukopenia, most commonly of neutrophils) and thus causing a neutropenia in the circulating blood. It is a severe lack of one major class of infection-fighting white blood cells.

Leukopenianoun

(medicine) An abnormally low count of leukocytes, or white blood cells, in the blood.

Leukopenianoun

an abnormal lowering of the white blood cell count

Leukopenia

Leukopenia (from Greek λευκός (leukos) 'white', and πενία (penia) 'deficiency') is a decrease in the number of leukocytes. Found in the blood, they are the white blood cells, and are the body's primary defense against an infection.