Disease or Syndrome
pleocytosis
Etymology:
Greek pleon = more + kytos = vessel or cell + -osis = condition, implying increase
Definitions related to pleocytosis:
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Abnormally high cell count in a body fluid.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(csf pleocytosis) An increased white blood cell count in the cerebrospinal fluid.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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