pseudoleukocytosis

English

Etymology

pseudo- +‎ leukocytosis

Noun

pseudoleukocytosis (uncountable)

(medicine) 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).

Coordinate terms

pseudoerythrocytosis, pseudoleukopenia, pseudolymphocytosis, pseudoneutropenia, pseudothrombocytopenia

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