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lymphocytosis

[ lim-fuh-sahy-toh-sis ]

noun

, Pathology.
  1. an abnormal increase in the number of lymphocytes in the blood.


lymphocytosis

/ ˌlɪmfəʊsaɪˈtəʊsɪs; ˌlɪmfəʊsaɪˈtɒtɪk /

noun

  1. an abnormally large number of lymphocytes in the blood: often found in diseases such as glandular fever and smallpox
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • lymphocytotic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • lym·pho·cy·tot·ic [lim-foh-sahy-, tot, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lymphocytosis1

First recorded in 1895–1900; lymphocyte + -osis
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Example Sentences

There is decided decrease of hemoglobin and red corpuscles, with moderate leukopenia and relative lymphocytosis.

Only one single substance has so far been mentioned in the literature as capable in itself of producing a lymphocytosis.

Doubtless in these cases also the lymphocytosis is due to the stimulation and swelling of the tracheobronchial glands.

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