pancytopenia

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pancytopenia pan·cy·to·pe·ni·a (pān'sī-tə-pē'nē-ə)
n.
A pronounced reduction in all of the formed elements of the blood.

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pancytopenia

noun
an abnormal deficiency in all blood cells (red blood cells and white blood cells and platelets); usually associated with bone marrow tumor or with aplastic anemia 
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