leucocytosis
English
Alternative forms
Noun
leucocytosis (plural leucocytoses)
- (pathology) A raised WBC (white blood cell) count, above the normal range.
Hyponyms
- (severe subset: an especially high WBC count) hyperleukocytosis
- (types, by WBC type, in order of prevalence) neutrophilia, eosinophilia, monocytosis, lymphocytosis, basophilia
Coordinate terms
- erythrocytosis (RBCs), thrombocytosis (platelets)
- pseudoleukocytosis (apparent but not)
Related terms
Translations
raised white blood cell count
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Further reading
- “leucocytosis”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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