The term used to describe a decrease in all blood cell numbers in the peripheral blood is:
a. Leukopenia
b. Lymphopenia
c. Neutropenia
d. Pancytopenia
ANS: D
A decrease in all blood cell counts in the peripheral blood is pancytopenia. Lymphopenia is a decrease in lymphocytes, neutropenia is a decrease in neutrophils, and leukopenia is a decrease in the white count.
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