lymphocytosis

American  

[lim-fuh-sahy-toh-sis] / ˌlɪm fə saɪˈtoʊ sɪs /

noun

Pathology.

1. an abnormal increase in the number of lymphocytes in the blood.

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lymphocytosis British  

/ ˌlɪmfəʊsaɪˈtəʊsɪs, ˌlɪmfəʊsaɪˈtɒtɪk /

noun

1. an abnormally large number of lymphocytes in the blood: often found in diseases such as glandular fever and smallpox

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Other Word Forms

• lymphocytotic adjective

Etymology

Origin of lymphocytosis

First recorded in 1895–1900; lymphocyte + -osis

Example Sentences

The lymphocytosis in these cases is probably due to the anatomical changes of the lymph glands, and the eosinophilia to specific chemiotactic attraction.

From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by Myers, W.

Doubtless in these cases also the lymphocytosis is due to the stimulation and swelling of the tracheobronchial glands.

From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by Myers, W.

The lymphocytosis following extirpation of the spleen also belongs to this category, since a vicarious enlargement of the lymph glands is always to be observed in these cases.

From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by Myers, W.

We define lymphocytosis as an increase of the lymphocytes of the blood; Fränkel like Uskoff regards it as the emigration of the young forms of the white blood corpuscles into the blood.

From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by Myers, W.

Only one single substance has so far been mentioned in the literature as capable in itself of producing a lymphocytosis.

From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by Myers, W.