monocytopenia en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree German Monozytbor. English monocyte Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *(s)penh₁-der. Ancient Greek πένομαι (pénomai) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek πένης (pénēs) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā) Ancient Greek πενῐ́ᾱ (penĭ́ā)bor. English -penia English monocytopenia From monocyte + -o- + -penia.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The presence of too few monocytes in the blood.