agranulocitosis

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Agranulozytosen, coined by W. Schultz in 1922; equivalent to a- +‎ granulocito +‎ -osis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aɡɾanuloθiˈtosis/ [a.ɣ̞ɾa.nu.lo.θiˈt̪o.sis] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /aɡɾanulosiˈtosis/ [a.ɣ̞ɾa.nu.lo.siˈt̪o.sis] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -osis
  • Syllabification: a‧gra‧nu‧lo‧ci‧to‧sis

Noun

agranulocitosis f (plural agranulocitosis)

  1. (pathology) agranulocytosis
    Hypernyms: citopenia, leucopenia
    Coordinate term: neutropenia

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