oligocythemia


oligocythemia

 [ol″ĭ-go-si-the´me-ah] deficiency of the cellular elements of the blood. adj., adj oligocythe´mic.

oligocythaemia

An obsolete term for:
(1) A reduction in red cells (erythrocytes) in the peripheral circulation; anaemia. 
(2) A reduction in all cells in the peripheral circulation; pancytopenia.