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Definition of: leukopenia
(l
′kō·pē′nē·ə) noun Pathol.
An abnormal reduction in the number of white blood corpuscles in the blood. [<NL <Gk. leukos white + penia poverty <penesthai be poor]
—leu′ko·pe′nic adjective
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