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agranulocytosis
Pronunciation (ă-gran′yū-lō-sī-tō′sis)
- An acute potentially lethal condition characterized by pronounced leukopenia with great reduction in the number of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (frequently to fewer than 500 granulocytes/mm3); infected ulcers are likely to develop in the throat, intestinal tract, and other mucous membranes, as well as in the skin.
Syn: agranulocytic angina, angina lymphomatosa, neutropenic angina
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