hyperleukocytosis

hyperleukocytosis

 [hi″per-loo″ko-si-to´sis] extreme leukocytosis, as seen in certain forms of leukemia.

hy·per·leu·ko·cy·to·sis

(hī'pĕr-lū'kō-sī-tō'sis), An unusually great increase in the number and proportion of leukocytes in the circulating blood or the tissues; that is, much more than that ordinarily observed in most instances of leukocytosis.

hyperleukocytosis

(hī′pər-lo͞o′kə-sī-tō′sĭs)n. An unusually large increase in the number and proportion of white blood cells in the blood or the tissues.

hy·per·leu·ko·cy·to·sis

(hī'pĕr-lū'kō-sī-tō'sis) An increase in the number and proportion of leukocytes in the circulating blood or the tissues greater than that ordinarily observed in most instances of leukocytosis.