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leukosis

leu·ko·sis [ loo kṓssiss ] or leu·co·sis [ loo kṓssiss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
leukemia in animals: any animal disease in which the blood contains an unusually high number of white blood cells leukocytes

[Early 18th century. < Greek leukōsis< leukon "make white" < leukos "white"]
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