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lymphocytosis
[ lim-fuh-sahy-toh-sis ]
/ ˌlɪm fə saɪˈtoʊ sɪs /
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noun Pathology.
an abnormal increase in the number of lymphocytes in the blood.
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Origin of lymphocytosis
First recorded in 1895–1900; lymphocyte + -osis
OTHER WORDS FROM lymphocytosis
lym·pho·cy·tot·ic [lim-foh-sahy-tot-ik], /ˌlɪm foʊ saɪˈtɒt ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby lymphocytosis
lymph nodes, lympho-, lymphoblast, lymphocyte, lymphocytopenia, lymphocytosis, lymphogranuloma, lymphogranulomatosis, lymphography, lymphoid, lymphoid cell
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How to use lymphocytosis in a sentence
There is decided decrease of hemoglobin and red corpuscles, with moderate leukopenia and relative lymphocytosis.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell ToddOnly one single substance has so far been mentioned in the literature as capable in itself of producing a lymphocytosis.
Histology of the Blood|Paul EhrlichDoubtless in these cases also the lymphocytosis is due to the stimulation and swelling of the tracheobronchial glands.
Histology of the Blood|Paul Ehrlich
British Dictionary definitions for lymphocytosis
lymphocytosis
/ (ˌlɪmfəʊsaɪˈtəʊsɪs) /
noun
an abnormally large number of lymphocytes in the blood: often found in diseases such as glandular fever and smallpox
Derived forms of lymphocytosis
lymphocytotic (ˌlɪmfəʊsaɪˈtɒtɪk), adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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