leucocytosis
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Etymology edit
Noun edit
leucocytosis (plural leucocytoses)
- (pathology) A raised WBC (white blood cell) count, above the normal range.
Hyponyms edit
- (severe subset: an especially high WBC count) hyperleukocytosis
- (types, by WBC type, in order of prevalence) neutrophilia, eosinophilia, monocytosis, lymphocytosis, basophilia
Coordinate terms edit
- erythrocytosis (RBCs), thrombocytosis (platelets)
- pseudoleukocytosis (apparent but not)
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Translations edit
raised white blood cell count
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Further reading edit
- “leucocytosis”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.