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reticulocytosis

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reticulocytosis /re·tic·u·lo·cy·to·sis/ (-si-to´sis) an excess of reticulocytes in the peripheral blood.
re·tic·u·lo·cy·to·sis (r-tky-l-s-tss)
n.
An increase in the number of reticulocytes in the blood.

reticulocytosis
[-sītō′sis]
an increase in the number of reticulocytes in the circulating blood that may represent a normal increase in activity of the bone marrow in response to blood loss, acclimatization to living at a higher altitude, or therapy for anemia.

reticulocytosis (rētik´ūlōsītō´-sis),
n an increase in the normal number of reticulocytes in the circulating blood. Normal values range from 0.5% to 1.5% of the red blood cells.

reticulocytosis
an excess of reticulocytes in the peripheral blood. See also reticulocyte response.


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