leucosis
[ loo-koh-sis ]
/ luˈkoʊ sɪs /
noun Veterinary Pathology.
OTHER WORDS FROM leucosis
leu·cot·ic [loo-kot-ik] /luˈkɒt ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby leucosis
leucoplakia,
leucoplast,
leucopoiesis,
leucorrhea,
leucorrhoea,
leucosis,
leucothea,
leucothoe,
leucotome,
leucotomy,
leucovorin
Definition for leucosis (2 of 2)
leukosis
or leu·co·sis
[ loo-koh-sis ]
/ luˈkoʊ sɪs /
noun Veterinary Pathology.
any of several diseases occurring chiefly in chickens, involving proliferation of the leukocytes and characterized by paralysis, blindness, formation of tumors in the internal organs, and bone calcification.
Also called
avian leukosis.
Origin of leukosis
OTHER WORDS FROM leukosis
leu·kot·ic [loo-kot-ik] /luˈkɒt ɪk/, adjectiveMedical definitions for leucosis
leukosis
[ lōō-kō′sĭs ]
n.
The abnormal proliferation of one or more of the leukopoietic tissues.