leukosis

or leu·co·sis

[ loo-koh-sis ]

nounVeterinary Pathology.
  1. 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
First recorded in 1700–10, leukosis is from the Greek word leúkōsis leucoma. See leuko-, -osis
  • Also called avian leukosis.

Other words from leukosis

  • leu·kot·ic [loo-kot-ik], /luˈkɒt ɪk/, adjective

Words Nearby leukosis

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