Definition of pseudoleukaemia in English:
pseudoleukaemia
noun ˌs(j)uːdə(ʊ)l(j)uːˈkiːmɪə
Medicine Originally: any of various forms of lymphoid neoplasia or hyperplasia in which there is no increase in lymphocytes in the peripheral blood (now disused). In later use: any of various non-malignant conditions in which there is a leukocytosis resembling that of leukaemia.
Origin
Late 19th century. From pseudo- + leukaemia, after German Pseudoleukämie.
Definition of pseudoleukaemia in US English:
pseudoleukaemia
nounˌs(j)uːdə(ʊ)l(j)uːˈkiːmɪə
Medicine Originally: any of various forms of lymphoid neoplasia or hyperplasia in which there is no increase in lymphocytes in the peripheral blood (now disused). In later use: any of various non-malignant conditions in which there is a leukocytosis resembling that of leukaemia.
Origin
Late 19th century. From pseudo- + leukaemia, after German Pseudoleukämie.