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Definition of Leucocytosis
1. Noun. An abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood as a result of infection (as in leukemia).
Medical Definition of Leucocytosis
1. A transient increase in the number of leucocytes in the circulating blood, resulting from various causes, as haemorrhage, fever, infection, inflammation, etc. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)