Meaning & use
Erythrocytopenia
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A medical condition marked by an abnormally low number of red blood cells in the blood.
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The patient's fatigue was traced to erythrocytopenia caused by chronic blood loss.
Erythrocytopenia can result from bone marrow disorders or nutritional deficiencies.
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The term combines the Greek roots erythros ("red"), kytos ("cell"), and penia ("deficiency"), and is closely related to, though not always identical with, anemia.
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erythrocytosispolycythemia
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