leukocytosis
White cells high
Leukocytosis is an elevated white blood cell count in the blood, typically indicating the body's response to infection, inflammation, or stress.
It's a clinical finding rather than a disease itself—a sign that something is triggering the immune system: The blood work showed leukocytosis, suggesting an underlying infection.
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- complete blood countHematological assessment of cellular elements
- hematologyScience of blood disorders
- neutrophilsPathogen-engulfing white blood cells
- lymphocytesAdaptive immunity cells
monocytes · eosinophils · basophils · blood smear · phlebotomy · specimen · laboratory · microscopy
Illness from harmful microorganisms
- viral infectionDisease caused by microbes
- sepsisDangerous inflammatory infection response
- feverElevated body temperature
- abscessLocalized pus collection
pneumonia · urinary tract infection · meningitis · cellulitis · appendicitis · osteomyelitis · endocarditis · bacteremia
Body fighting foreign threats
- cytokinesImmune signaling proteins
- tissue damageHarm to body cells
- acute inflammationRapid-onset tissue response
- chronic inflammationPersistent immune response in tissues
autoimmune disease · rheumatoid arthritis · inflammatory bowel disease · vasculitis · pancreatitis · interleukins · C-reactive protein · stress response
Cancer from immune cells
- bone marrow biopsyTissue sample from skeleton's interior
- oncologyCancer medicine specialty
- neoplasmAbnormal tissue mass
Systematic comparison of possible conditions
- clinical assessmentStructured diagnostic examination
- physical examMedical evaluation of health
- medical historyRecord of past ailments
- pathophysiologyScience of disease mechanisms
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Canada's public broadcaster
- complete blood countHematological assessment of cellular elements
- hematologyScience of blood disorders
- neutrophilsPathogen-engulfing white blood cells
lymphocytes · monocytes · eosinophils · basophils · blood smear · phlebotomy · specimen · laboratory · microscopy
bacterial infection
Illness from harmful microorganisms
- viral infectionDisease caused by microbes
- sepsisDangerous inflammatory infection response
- feverElevated body temperature
abscess · pneumonia · urinary tract infection · meningitis · cellulitis · appendicitis · osteomyelitis · endocarditis · bacteremia · peritonitis
immune response
Body fighting foreign threats
- cytokinesImmune signaling proteins
- tissue damageHarm to body cells
- acute inflammationRapid-onset tissue response
chronic inflammation · autoimmune disease · rheumatoid arthritis · inflammatory bowel disease · vasculitis · pancreatitis · interleukins · C-reactive protein · stress response · trauma
lymphoma
Cancer from immune cells
- bone marrow biopsyTissue sample from skeleton's interior
- oncologyCancer medicine specialty
- neoplasmAbnormal tissue mass
differential diagnosis
Systematic comparison of possible conditions
- clinical assessmentStructured diagnostic examination
- physical examMedical evaluation of health
- medical historyRecord of past ailments
cytoplasm, leukemia, cytology, leukocyte, leucocyte, leukocytes, polycythemia, leukopenia, leukemic