leu|co|sis

leu|co|sis
leu|co|sis «loo KOH sihs», noun, plural -ses «-seez».
1. a virus disease of poultry, often characterized by paralysis, swelling of the liver and spleen, poor bone formation, blindness, or leukemia.
2. = leukemia. (Cf.leukemia) Also, leukosis.
[< New Latin leucosis < Greek leúkōsis < leukós white]

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  • leu|co|cy|to|sis — «LOO koh sy TOH sihs», noun. an increase in the number of leucocytes or white blood cells. ╂[< New Latin leucocytosis < English leucocyte + osis] …   Useful english dictionary

  • leu|co|poi|e|sis — «LOO koh poy EE sihs», noun. the production of leucocytes or white blood corpuscles. ╂[< leuco + Greek poi production] …   Useful english dictionary

  • leukosis — leu·ko·sis …   English syllables

  • leukosis — leu·ko·sis or chiefly Brit leu·co·sis lü kō səs n, pl ko·ses or chiefly Brit co·ses .sēz LEUKEMIA esp any of various leukemic diseases of poultry leu·kot·ic or chiefly Brit leu·cot·ic kät ik adj * * * leu·ko·sis (loo koґsis) pl. leuk …   Medical dictionary

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  • Leukose — Leu|ko̱se [zu gr. λευϰος = hell, glänzend, weiß] w; , n, in fachspr. Fügungen: Leu|co̱sis, Mehrz.: ...o̱ses: Sammelbez. für die Formen der ↑Leukämie und der ↑Aleukämie …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

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