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histiocytosis
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his·ti·o·cy·to·sis  (hst-s-tss)
n. pl. his·ti·o·cy·to·ses (-sz)
Any of several abnormal conditions characterized by the appearance of histiocytes in the blood or tissues.
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Noun1.histiocytosis - a blood disease characterized by an abnormal multiplication of macrophages
blood disease, blood disorder - a disease or disorder of the blood
Hand-Schuller-Christian disease, Schuller-Christian disease - inflammatory histiocytosis associated with disturbance of cholesterol metabolism; occurs chiefly in young children and is characterized by cystic defects of the skull and diabetes insipidus


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Temporal bone involvement in histiocytosis X may masquerade as chronic otitis media.
Tuberculous otitis media: report of 2 cases on Long Island, N.Y., and ... by Smouha, Eric / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Histiocytosis X histogenetic arguments for a Langerhans cell origin.
Rosai-Dorfman disease with extranodal manifestation in the head by Butugan, Ossamu / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Lichtenstein originated the term histiocytosis X in 1953 to describe a group of poorly understood diseases that differed in presentation but had a common pathologic characteristic: histiocyte proliferation.
Langerhans' cell histiocytosis: current trends and the role of the ... by Rice, Dale H. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
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