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Can docs explain what does neutropenia postive mean?
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Low neutrophils: Let's break the word down into its parts. Neutrophils are the most important bacteria-fighting cell. "~penia" means lack of something in the blood. Neutro + penia means you do not have a normal number of infection-fighting neutrophils, and are at risk of infection. Another "penia" might be thrombocytopenia, which is not enough platelets (which help our blood clot)
Answered 9/17/2015
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