leucocytosis

(lu-ko-si-to's is) [leucocyte \- -osis.] Striptly, the presence of leucocytes in the blood, but usually employed in the sense of hyper leucocytosis, an increase in the number of leucoc3^es in the blood beyond that which is normal for the individual, in general above 10,000 per c.mm. ab 'solute 1., an increase in the total number of white corpuscles in the peripheral circulation. ag'onal 1., terminal 1. digestive 1., 1. occurring normally after a meal, rel'ative 1., an increase in the percentage of any variety of leucocytes in the peripheral blood-stream, with or without an actual increase" in the total number of white blood-cells, ter'minal 1., that which occurs just before death.