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cytopenia
This term is a specialized medical descriptor used primarily in hematology and oncology. It functions as a clinical umbrella term, often further specified by prefixes to indicate which cell type is deficient, such as leukopenia for white blood cells or thrombocytopenia for platelets.
Because it describes a pathological state or a clinical finding, it is treated as an uncountable noun in medical reporting. One does not typically refer to multiple cytopenias unless discussing distinct types of cell deficiencies occurring simultaneously in a complex diagnosis.
Meanings
Examples
The patient developed severe cytopenia after the third round of chemotherapy.
We need to monitor the blood counts closely to check for any signs of cytopenia.
Is the cytopenia limited to the white blood cells or is it pancytopenia?
The lab results indicate a mild cytopenia that requires further investigation.
I wonder if the drug toxicity is the primary cause of this cytopenia.
Severe cytopenia increases the risk of opportunistic infections and spontaneous bleeding.
Severe cytopenia increases the risk of opportunistic infections and spontaneous bleeding.
The physician noted a progressive cytopenia in the patient's hematologic profile.
Treatment was paused immediately due to the onset of grade 4 cytopenia.