What it means
The beginning of words about something that covers everything. Pancytopenia is a low count of all blood cell types, a pandemicpan-DEM-ikAn outbreak of disease that spreads across several countries or continents and affects very many people.pan- alldem/o people-ic relating toFull entry is a disease spreading across many countries, and pansinusitis is inflammation of all the sinuses. Do not confuse it with pancreat/o, the root for the pancreas.
Related terms
pandemic
An outbreak of disease that spreads across several countries or continents and affects very many people.