leucocytosis

American  

[loo-koh-sahy-toh-sis] / ˌlu koʊ saɪˈtoʊ sɪs /

noun

Physiology, Pathology.

1. leukocytosis.

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leucocytosis British  

/ ˌluːkəʊsaɪˈtəʊsɪs, ˌluːkəʊsaɪˈtɒtɪk /

noun

1. a gross increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood, usually as a response to an infection

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Other Word Forms

• leucocytotic adjective

Example Sentences

Stiénon, who has likewise devoted special researches to the occurrence of leucocytosis in infectious diseases, shews this point very well in his curves.

From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by Myers, W.

For the details we have quoted, and for the course and variations of leucocytosis in infectious diseases we refer to the thorough monograph of Türk.

From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by Myers, W.

An explanation of the almost constant increase of the leucocytes of the blood in bacterial diseases is given by the chemiotactic as well as by the phagocytic theory of leucocytosis.

From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by Myers, W.

These three cases, then, had marked febrile reactions and leucocytosis.

From Benign Stupors A Study of a New Manic-Depressive Reaction Type by MacCurdy, John T. (John Thompson)

It is only on this assumption that the frequently sudden appearance of leucocytosis, as has so often been observed in morbid and experimental conditions, can be satisfactorily explained.

From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by Myers, W.