Leucocytosis (Noun)
Meaning
An abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood as a result of infection (as in leukemia).
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The patient was diagnosed with leukemia, a cancer characterized by leucocytosis and a resultant disruption in the production of healthy blood cells.
- After being treated with antibiotics, the leucocytosis decreased and the patient's fever began to subside.
- In this study, leucocytosis was associated with severe cases of bacterial meningitis in pediatric patients.
- Her bone marrow was overrun with immature cells, a sign of the aggressive leucocytosis she was battling.
- In this disease, chronic leucocytosis results from a buildup of aberrant immune cells in the circulatory system.