What it means
The ending used mostly for blood cells. thrombocytopeniathrom-boh-sy-toh-PEE-nee-uhA blood platelet count below normal, under 150,000/mm3.thromb/o clotcyt/o cell-penia lack, too fewFull entry is too few platelets, neutropenia too few neutrophils, leukopenia too few white cells and pancytopenia too few of every kind. Osteopenia is bone that is thinner than normal.
Related terms
thrombocytopenia
A blood platelet count below normal, under 150,000/mm3.
-emia
A word ending that means a condition of the blood, or something in the blood.