Lymphopenia

Introduction: Lymphopenia

Description of Lymphopenia

Lymphopenia (medical condition): A decreased number of lymphocytes (white blood cells) in the blood which can be caused by many conditions.

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Lymphopenia:
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  »Symptoms of Lymphopenia
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Lymphopenia: A reduction, relative or absolute, in the number of lymphocytes in the circulating blood. SYN: lymphocytic leukopenia, lymphocytopenia. [lympho- + G. penia, poverty]
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Lymphopenia: an abnormally small number of lymphocytes in the circulating blood.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Lymphopenia: An abnormally small number of lymphocytes in the circulating blood.
Source: Diseases Database

Lymphopenia: decrease in the proportion of lymphocytes in the blood.
Source: CRISP

Lymphopenia: Reduction in the number of lymphocytes.
Source: MeSH 2007

Lymphopenia as a Disease

Lymphopenia (medical condition): See Lymphopenia (disease information).
  »Introduction: Lymphopenia
  »Symptoms of Lymphopenia
  »Treatments for Lymphopenia

More information on medical condition: Lymphopenia:

• Information about Lymphopenia
• Basic Summary for Lymphopenia
• Symptoms of Lymphopenia
• Treatments for Lymphopenia

Lymphopenia: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Lymphopenia:

• pancytopenia
• T lymphocytopenia
• B lymphocytopenia
• NK lymphocytopenia
• chemotherapy
• corticosteroids
• rheumatoid arthritis
• cytotoxic agents

Terms associated with Lymphopenia:

Terms Similar to Lymphopenia:

• Lymphocytopenia
• Lymphocyte count low (peripheral blood)

Source: Diseases Database

• lymphocytopenia

Source - WordNet 2.1

• Lymphocytopenia

Source - MeSH 2007

Related Topics

• Lymphocyte Depletion
• Protein-Losing Enteropathies

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Lymphopenia:

• T-Lymphocytopenia, Idiopathic CD4-Positive

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Lymphopenia

• Leukopenia
• Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes

Source - MeSH 2007

• leukopenia

Source - CRISP

• blood disease
• blood disorder

Source - WordNet 2.1

Other terms that may be related to Lymphopenia:

• immunodeficiency

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Lymphopenia

The following list attempts to classify Lymphopenia into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• blood disease,blood disorder
• blood dyscrasia
• dyscrasia
• health problem,ill health,unhealthiness
• pathological state
• condition,status
• state

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases
  • Hematologic Diseases
    • Leukocyte Disorders
      • Leukopenia
        • Lymphopenia

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Immune System Diseases
  • Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
    • Lymphopenia

External links related to: Lymphopenia

• lymphopenia - General Practice Notebook

Source: Diseases Database

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