{"id":31332,"date":"2020-07-23T06:57:22","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T06:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=31332"},"modified":"2022-03-09T10:51:42","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T10:51:42","slug":"leucocytosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/leucocytosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Leucocytosis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Increase in the number of leucocytes in the blood.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>An increase in the numbers of leucocytes in the blood above the usual upper limit, in order to fight an infection.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A condition in which the polymorphonuclear leucocytes in the blood are increased in number. It occurs in many different circumstances, and forms a valuable means of diagnosis in certain diseases; the condition may, however, occur as a normal reaction in certain conditions (e.g. pregnancy, menstruation, and during muscular exercise). 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