noun
- Plural of panleukopenia; infectious viral diseases characterized by a severe reduction in white blood cells, affecting cats, minks, and other animals.
Usage: veterinary medicine; medical term
Examples
- The veterinarian diagnosed multiple cases of panleukopenias in the animal shelter.
- Panleukopenias can be fatal in young kittens if left untreated.
- Vaccination programs have reduced the incidence of panleukopenias in domestic cats.
- The virus causing panleukopenias spreads rapidly through unvaccinated animal populations.