leukocytosis
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- noun
- /ˌluːkoʊsaɪˈtoʊsɪs/
- Specialized
:
leucocitosis
- The disease is associated with an elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate, leukocytosis, neutrophilia, and anemia.
- fever and leukocytosis
- leukocytosis and anemia
Examples
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Findings on the blood workup were normal except for leukocytosis (white blood cell count WBC: 16.9 x 10^9/L).
Academic text (2006) -
Anaemia, prolongation of bleeding time, and leukocytosis are common haematological complications of ARF and are usually multifactorial in origin.
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Pain, fever, and/or leukocytosis were present in all 12 of our patients.
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Resolution of pain, fever, and leukocytosis normally suggests that a perforation is healing.
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Moreover, fever and leukocytosis should not occur in uncomplicated cases of ingested foreign bodies.
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Perforation did not become evident until afterward, when they developed persistent pain, fever, and/or leukocytosis.
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Fever developed in the patient 3 days after admission, and clinical tests showed peripheral leukocytosis with neutrophilia (Table).
Academic text (2015) -
Findings on the blood workup were normal with the exception of leukocytosis (WBC: 14.0 x 10^9/L).
Academic text (2006) -
Bacteremia, the presence of bacteria in the blood, initiates SIRS with the classic clinical findings of temperature, leukocytosis, tachycardia, and tachypnea.
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The patient's test results showed leukocytosis, indicating a potential infection that requires further investigation.
Antonyms
- Specialized
A low number of white blood cells in the blood, making infections more likely
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Leukocytosis comes from three parts: leuko- meaning 'white', cyto- meaning 'cell', and -osis meaning 'a condition' or 'an increase'. So, leukocytosis literally means 'many white cells', which is why doctors use it for having too many white blood cells.