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).

Exact synonyms: Leukocytosis
Generic synonyms: Blood Disease, Blood Disorder

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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Leucocytosis

leucites
leucitic
leucitic
leucitoid
leucoanthocyanidin dioxygenase
leucocidin
leucocidin
leucocidins
leucocyte
leucocyte
leucocytes
leucocythemia
leucocytic
leucocytogenesis
leucocytosis (current term)
leucocytosis (current term)
leucocytozoan
Leucocytozoon
leucocytozoon
leucocytozoonosis
Leucocytozoon marchouxi
Leucocytozoon sabrazesi
Leucocytozoon simondi
Leucocytozoon smithi
leucogenenol
Leucogenes
Leucogenes leontopodium
leucoharmine
leucokininase
leucoline

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