agranulosis

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agranulosis

(əˈɡrænjʊˌləʊsɪs)

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Noun

agranulosis - an acute blood disorder (often caused by radiation or drug therapy) characterized by severe reduction in granulocytes

agranulocytosis, granulocytopenia

blood disease, blood disorder - a disease or disorder of the blood

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Agranulocytosis, also known as agranulosis or granulopenia, is an acute condition involving a severe and dramatic decreasing of white blood cell counts, which is life threatening.

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There was hypogranulosis or agranulosis in subcornoid lamella region along with mild dyskeratosis and a few vacuolar cells.

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Sixty-two patients developed dermatologist-diagnosed psoriasis marked by the classic histologic features, including epidermal hyperplasia, parakeratosis, agranulosis, elongated rete ridges, and dilated dermal capillaries.