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lymphocytosis

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lym·pho·cy·to·sis  (lmf-s-tss)
n.
A condition marked by an abnormal increase in the number of lymphocytes in the bloodstream, usually resulting from infection or inflammation.
lympho·cy·totic (-ttk) adj.
lymphocytosis [ˌlɪmfəʊsaɪˈtəʊsɪs]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) an abnormally large number of lymphocytes in the blood: often found in diseases such as glandular fever and smallpox
lymphocytotic  [ˌlɪmfəʊsaɪˈtɒtɪk] adj
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Noun1.lymphocytosis - an abnormal increase in the number of lymphocytes in the circulating blood
blood disease, blood disorder - a disease or disorder of the blood


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