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granulocytosis

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granulocytosis /gran·u·lo·cy·to·sis/ (-si-to´sis) an excess of granulocytes in the blood.
gran·u·lo·cy·to·sis (grny-l-s-tss)
n.
A condition characterized by an abnormally large number of granulocytes in blood or tissues.
granulocytosis
[gran′yo̅o̅lōsītō′sis]
Etymology: L, granulum + Gk, kytos, cell, osis, condition
an abnormal increase in the total number of granulocytes in the blood, as occurs in response to infection. Compare granulocytopenia.
granulocytosis [gran″u-lo-si-to´sis]
an excess of granulocytes in the blood.
granulocytosis
an excess of granulocytes in the blood.
masked granulocytosis
an increase in the total number of granulocytes but not the leukocyte count, resulting from an increase in the marginal pool.
paraneoplastic granulocytosis
seen in association with neoplasia; the cause is unknown.
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Rate of negative laparotomy, sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values considering leukocytosis (WBC count [greater than or equal to] 11,000 per micro liter in peripheral blood smear), granulocytosis (neutrophils >75% in DLC), UA (considered positive if contained [greater than or equal to] 5 WBC or [greater than or equal to] RBC or showed pregnancy), US and X-ray were all calculated.
Acute abdomen; pre and post-laparotomy diagnosis by Laal, Marjan; Mardanloo, Armita / International Journal of Collaborative Research on Internal Medicine & Public Health (IJCRIMPH)
In this case, given the low blast counts and absence of granulocytosis or basophilia, the possibility of CML was unlikely and this FISH study was not performed.
Granular acute lymphoblastic leukemia in adults: report of a case and ... by Mazzella, Fermina M. / Southern Medical Journal
Although LAD-i is accompanied by a persistent granulocytosis, there is, in effect, a tissue neutropenia due to the underlying adhesion defect that interferes with neutrophil migration to sites of infection.
Evaluation of suspected immunodeficiency. (Cover Story) by Fleisher, Thomas A. / Medical Laboratory Observer
 
 
 
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