leukocytotic
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leukocytotic — adj. of or pertaining to leukocytosis, of or pertaining to an increase of white blood cells in the blood (also leucocytotic) … English contemporary dictionary
leukocytotic — leu·ko·cy·tot·ic … English syllables
leukocytotic — adjective see leukocytosis … Useful english dictionary
leukocytosis — leukocytotic /looh koh suy tot ik/, adj. /looh koh suy toh sis/, n. Physiol., Pathol. an increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood. Also, leucocytosis. [1865 70; < NL; see LEUKOCYTE, OSIS] * * * ▪ medical disorder abnormally… … Universalium
leucinuria — The excretion of leucine in the urine. * * * leu·cin·uria .lü sə n(y)u̇r ē ə n the presence of leucine in the urine Each boldface word in the list below is a chiefly British variant of the word to its right in small capitals. leucoagglutinin… … Medical dictionary
leucocytotic — adj. of or pertaining to leucocytosis, of or pertaining to an increase of white blood cells in the blood (also leukocytotic) … English contemporary dictionary
leukocytosis — /ˌlukoʊsaɪˈtoʊsəs/ (say .loohkohsuy tohsuhs) noun the presence of an increased number of leukocytes in the blood, especially when temporary, as in infection, and not due to leukaemia. Also, leucocytosis. {New Latin. See leukocyte, osis}… …
leukocytosis — [lo͞o΄kōsī tō′sis, lo͞o΄kəsī tō′sis] n. [ModL < LEUKOCYTE + OSIS] an increase in the number of leukocytes in the blood: it is a normal response to pregnancy and is found in certain intoxications and in many infections and cases of inflammation … English World dictionary
-otic — suffix forming adjectives and nouns corresponding to nouns in osis, meaning affected with or producing or resembling a condition in osis or a person affected with this (narcotic; neurotic; osmotic). Derivatives: otically suffix forming adverbs.… … Useful english dictionary
