pseudoleukocytosis

noun

Transiently high leukocyte count (WBC count) that does not represent leukocytosis despite that it would seem to if interpreted in isolation (as opposed to the following of trends over serial measurements).

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Meanings

nounpseudoleukocytosis (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineTransiently high leukocyte count (WBC count) that does not represent leukocytosis despite that it would seem to if interpreted in isolation (as opposed to the following of trends over serial measurements).

Origin

From pseudo- + leukocytosis.

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pseudoleukocytosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoleukocytosis

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