lymphocytosis
[ lim-fuh-sahy-toh-sis ]
/ ˌlɪm fə saɪˈtoʊ sɪs /
noun Pathology.
an abnormal increase in the number of lymphocytes in the blood.
Origin of lymphocytosis
First recorded in 1895–1900;
lymphocyte +
-osis
OTHER WORDS FROM lymphocytosis
lym·pho·cy·tot·ic [lim-foh-sahy-tot-ik] /ˌlɪm foʊ saɪˈtɒt ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby lymphocytosis
Example sentences from the Web for lymphocytosis
Only one single substance has so far been mentioned in the literature as capable in itself of producing a lymphocytosis.
Histology of the Blood |Paul EhrlichDoubtless in these cases also the lymphocytosis is due to the stimulation and swelling of the tracheobronchial glands.
Histology of the Blood |Paul Ehrlich
British Dictionary definitions for lymphocytosis
lymphocytosis
/ (ˌlɪmfəʊsaɪˈtəʊsɪs) /
noun
an abnormally large number of lymphocytes in the blood: often found in diseases such as glandular fever and smallpox
Derived forms of lymphocytosis
lymphocytotic (ˌlɪmfəʊsaɪˈtɒtɪk), adjectiveMedical definitions for lymphocytosis
lymphocytosis
[ lĭm′fō-sī-tō′sĭs ]
n.
A condition marked by an abnormal increase in the number of lymphocytes in the bloodstream, usually resulting from infection or inflammation.
lymphocythemia lymphocytic leukocytosis