LEUKOCYTOSIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood as a result of infection (as in leukemia)

Synonyms:

leucocytosis; leukocytosis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("leukocytosis" is a kind of...):

blood disease; blood disorder (a disease or disorder of the blood)

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