Etymology

leucocytosis

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Today it means: A raised WBC (white blood cell) count, above the normal range. Full definition →

English leucocyte ← Latin cyta ← Ancient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*lewk-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*lewkós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*leukós
  4. Ancient Greekλευκός (leukós)
  5. Englishleuco-
  6. Ancient Greekκῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)
  7. Latincyta
  8. Englishleucocyte
  9. English todayleucocytosis

From leucocyte + -osis.

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