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noun
A raised WBC (white blood cell) count, above the normal range.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood as a result of infection (as in leukemia)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: leukocytosis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: blood disease, blood disorder
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *lewkós Proto-Hellenic *leukós Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós)der. English leuco- Ancient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)der. Latin cytader. English -cyte English leucocyte Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis)bor. New Latin -ōsislbor. English -osis English leucocytosis From leucocyte + -osis.
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