leukosis
or leu·co·sis
[ loo-koh-sis ]
nounVeterinary Pathology.
any of several diseases occurring chiefly in chickens, involving proliferation of the leukocytes and characterized by paralysis, blindness, formation of tumors in the internal organs, and bone calcification.
Origin of leukosis
1- Also called avian leukosis.
Other words from leukosis
- leu·kot·ic [loo-kot-ik], /luˈkɒt ɪk/, adjective
Words Nearby leukosis
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