LEUCOCYTOSIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does leucocytosis mean? 

• LEUCOCYTOSIS (noun)
  The noun LEUCOCYTOSIS has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: LEUCOCYTOSIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LEUCOCYTOSIS (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)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

leucocytosis; leukocytosis

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

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

 Context examples 

Fever, anemia, leucocytosis, and an increased sedimentation rate are often seen.

(Ewing Sarcoma of Bone, NCI Thesaurus)