Agranulocytosis (Noun)
Meaning
An acute blood disorder (often caused by radiation or drug therapy) characterized by severe reduction in granulocytes.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- Agranulocytosis is a rare but serious side effect of certain medications, including some antibiotics and antipsychotics.
- The woman was diagnosed with agranulocytosis after undergoing radiation therapy for her cancer treatment.
- Agranulocytosis can be a potential complication in patients using certain clozapine medications.
- The patient's agranulocytosis diagnosis made it difficult for her to fight off infections due to the severe shortage of granulocytes in her body.
- Severe agranulocytosis required the patient to undergo bone marrow transplant surgery to address the life-threatening shortage of white blood cells.