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agranulocytosises

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a⋅gran⋅u⋅lo⋅cy⋅to⋅sis

  [uh-gran-yuh-loh-sahy-toh-sis]
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–noun Pathology.
a serious, acute blood disease, sometimes related to drug or radiation therapy, characterized by extreme leukopenia, fever, and ulcerations of the mucous membranes.
Origin:
1925–30; a- 6 + granulocyte + -osis
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Main Entry: agran·u·lo·cy·to·sis
Pronunciation: "A-"gran-y&-lO-"sI-'tO-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural agran·u·lo·cy·to·ses /-"sEz/
: an acute febrile condition marked by severe depression of the granulocyte-producing bone marrow and byprostration, chills, swollen neck, and sore throat sometimes with local ulceration and believed to be basically a response to the side effects of certain drugs of the coal-tar series (as aminopyrine)called also agranulocytic angina, granulocytopenia
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agranulocytosis a·gran·u·lo·cy·to·sis (ā-grān'yə-lō-sī-tō'sĭs, ə-grān'-)
n.
An acute disease characterized by high fever, lesions of the mucous membranes and skin, and a sharp drop in circulating granular white blood cells.

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