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Related terms:
leukemoid reaction
leukocytosis
Disease or Syndrome
lymphocytosis
[ lim-fuh-sahy-toh-sis ]
Subclass of:
Leukocytosis
Etymology:
Latin lympha = water + Greek kytos = vessel or cell + -osis = condition
Again with the implication of increase.
Definitions related to lymphocytosis:
  • Excess of normal lymphocytes in the blood or in any effusion.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Increase in the number or proportion of lymphocytes in the blood.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2025
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