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Abstract
A transient increase in the number of leukocytes in a body fluid.
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3 entry terms
- Leukocytoses
- Pleocytosis
- Pleocytoses
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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coord with type of white cell and body fluid, using available subheadings when appropriate
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Leukocytosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007964. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007964
- Leukocytosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leukocytosis
- Leukocytosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q974869