an increase in the number of leukocytes in the blood: it is a normal response to pregnancy and is found in certain cases of poisoning or inflammation and in many infections
Origin of leukocytosis
Modern Latin from leukocyte + -osisleukocytosis
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leukocytosis
also leu·co·cy·to·sis
noun
pl. leu·ko·cy·to·ses, also leu·co·cy·to·sesAn abnormally large increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood, often occurring during an acute infection or inflammation.
Related Forms:
- leu′ko·cy·tot′ic
adjective
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leukocytosis - Medical Definition
also leucocytosis (lo͞o′kə-sī-tō′sĭs)
n.
pl. leukocytoses (-sēz)An abnormally large increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood, often occurring during an acute infection or inflammation.
Related Forms:
- leu′ko·cy·tot′ic (-tŏt′ĭk)
adj.
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