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Pleocytosis

Increased cell count in a bodily fluid

Summary

Increased cell count in a bodily fluid

In medicine, pleocytosis (or pleiocytosis) is an increased cell count (from Greek pleion, "more"), particularly an increase in white blood cell count, in a bodily fluid, such as cerebrospinal fluid. It is often defined specifically as an increased white blood cell count in cerebrospinal fluid.

Increased white blood cell count in the blood is called leukocytosis.

References

[http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/pleocytosis TheFreeDictionary > pleocytosis] Citing: The American Heritage Medical Dictionary, 2007 and Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary, 2007
[http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/pleocytosis TheFreeDictionary > pleocytosis] Citing: Dorland's Medical Dictionary for Health Consumers, 2007 and Mosby's Medical Dictionary, 8th edition, 2009
[http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/leukocytosis TheFreeDictionary > Leukocytosis] Citing: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 2008 and The American Heritage Medical Dictionary, 2007

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