a gross increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood, usually as a response to an infection
Derived forms
leucocytotic or especially US leukocytotic (ˌluːkəʊsaɪˈtɒtɪk)
adjective
Examples of 'leucocytosis' in a sentence
leucocytosis
Laboratory examination found anemia, leucocytosis, normal amilase and lipase.
Nata P Hardjo Lugito, Andree Kurniawan, Rizki Yaruntradhani, Andhika Rachman 2015, 'Hemoperitoneum Caused by Spontaneous Rupture of Hepatocellular Carcinoma', Acta Medica Indonesianahttp://www.actamedindones.org/index.php/ijim/article/view/10. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Baseline blood investigations revealed leucocytosis with 60% circulating myeloblasts.
Evripidis Sykakis, Showrob N. Patwary 2011, 'Acute Myeloid Leukaemia Presenting as Gaze Palsy', Case Reports in Ophthalmologyhttp://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/334272. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Hematology revealed leucocytosis by neutrophilia and hyperfibrinogenemia.
Antônio Carlos L. Câmara, José Renato J. Borges, Roberta F. de Godoy, Augusto R.C.Moscardini, Vanessa da Silva Mustafa, Márcio B. de Castro, Fábio H.B. Ximenes, GianeR. Paludo, Simone Perecmanis, Vinícius O. Drummond 2009, 'Síndrome do abscesso pituitário em bezerros na Região Centro-Oeste Pituitary abscesssyndrome in calves from Mid-Western Brazil', Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileirahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-736X2009001100011. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Two calves had leucocytosis due to mild regenerative left shift.
Ricardo R. Barros, Luiz F. Irigoyen, Glaucia D. Kommers, Raquel R. Rech, Rafael A.Fighera, Claudio S.L. Barros 2006, 'Intoxicação por Ramaria flavo-brunnescens (Clavariaceae) em bovinos Poisoning by Ramariaflavo-brunnescens (Clavariaceae) in cattle', Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileirahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-736X2006000200005. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Also, 20% of the patients had leucopenia and 10.8% leucocytosis.
Sumant Pajankar, Salim Said Al Qassabi, Saud Mohamed Al Harthi 2012, 'Clinical Features and Outcome of 65 Laboratory Confirmed Cases of H1N1 in Muscat,Sultanate of Oman', Oman Medical Journalhttp://www.omjournal.org/fultext_PDF.aspx?DetailsID=236&type=fultext. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Laboratory parameters did not conclude much except for leucocytosis and hyponatremia.
Dhara Vaidya, Parul Shah 2011, 'Coinfection by Aspergillus and Zygomycetes Species in a Case of Acute Rhinosinusitis',Case Reports in Otolaryngologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/382473. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Neutrophilic leucocytosis was seen in 29.2% and thrombocytopenia in 8.3% of cases.
Parvathi Gorla, Basumitra Das, Bhagyalakshmi Atla 2016, 'CLINICO-HAEMATOLOGICAL STUDY OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE IN A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE',Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcarehttp://www.jebmh.com/data_pdf/Bhagyalakshmi----FINAL.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Four years later he developed fever and leucocytosis.
François Somlo, Gerald R Berry 1993, 'Extrahepatic Manifestations of Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Addison's Disease andMyelofibrosis in a Patient with Persistent Hepatitis B Surface Antigenemia', Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseaseshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1993/393861. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Parija S, Mohapatra M, Pattnaik B 2008, 'Polycythemia vera presenting with bilateral papilledema: A rare case report', Indian Journal of Ophthalmologyhttp://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2008;volume=56;issue=4;spage=327;epage=329;aulast=Parija. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)