leucocytosis

English

Alternative forms

• leukocytosis

Etymology

From leucocyte +‎ -osis.

Noun

leucocytosis (plural leucocytoses)

1. (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

• leukocyte

Translations

raised white blood cell count

• Czech: leukocytóza f
• Dutch: leukocytose (nl) f
• Spanish: leucocitosis f
• Swedish: leukocytos (sv) c

Further reading

• “leucocytosis”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.