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Noun: leukocytosis  ,loo-kow-sI'tow-sis
  1. An abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood as a result of infection (as in leukaemia)
    - leucocytosis

Derived forms: leukocytosises

Type of: blood disease, blood disorder

Encyclopedia: Leukocytosis

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