leukocytosis

/loo-koh-sahy-toh-sis/US // ˌlu koʊ saɪˈtoʊ sɪs //

白细胞增多症,白细胞减少症,白细胞增多,白细胞减少

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
Physiology, Pathology.
- : an increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood.

All inflammatory and suppurative diseases cause leukocytosis, except when slight or well walled off.
The infectious diseases in which leukocytosis is absent (p. 160) often cause a slight decrease of leukocytes.
Chemotaxis alone will not explain the continuance of leukocytosis for more than a short time.
A well-marked leukocytosis usually indicates good resistance.
Non-phagocytic leukocytosis is probably due more to stimulation of blood-making organs than to chemotaxis.