leukocytosis

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noun An abnormally large increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood, often occurring during an acute infection or inflammation.

noun an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood as a result of infection (as in leukemia)

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An abnormally high count known as leukocytosis might indicate such conditions as leukemia, rheumatoid arthritis, tissue damage or infection.

News 2010
Hyperglycemia and leukocytosis occur secondary to an excess of circulating catecholamines and may also be present.

Monamine Oxidase Inhibitors 2010
For surviving patients, the third state begins seven to ten days post-ingestion and is marked by rebound leukocytosis and alopecia.

Colchicine Poisoning 2010
In this patient, only leukocytosis was evident on presentation to the outside hospital.

Colchicine Poisoning 2010
Laboratory studies show leukocytosis, and sometimes immature myeloid cells with Pelger-Huet forms and disorganized nuclear material.

Colchicine Poisoning 2010
Fever and leukocytosis may also be present, but are not thought to correlate with an infectious process. 2,3

Hydrocarbon Ingestion 2010
He never wrote or defended a doctoral thesis there, on leukocytosis or anything else.

Peer Review - The Panda's Thumb 2006
Other serology tests may demonstrate prominent eosinophilia, leukocytosis (increased white cell count) and anaemia suggestive of infection.

Chapter 2 1998
The abdomen was but slightly distended; there was no fever, no increased leukocytosis, no muscular rigidity, and but slight general tenderness.

The Origin and Nature of the Emotions: Miscellaneous Papers 1915
Neonatal leukocytosis associated with prenatal administration of dexamethasone.

A.E.Brain 2010