leukocytosis meaning

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leukocytosis (noun): an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood as a result of infection (as in leukemia).

Definition of leukocytosis

  1. an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood as a result of infection (as in leukemia)

    Synonyms: leucocytosis

    Type of: blood disease

Scrabble score: 21 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with LE · words ending in IS · 12-letter words

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