English word lymphocytosis comes from English lymphocyte, English -osis
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| lymphocyte | English (eng) | (cytology, immunology) A type of white blood cell or leukocyte that is divided into two principal groups and a null group; B-lymphocytes, which produce antibodies in the humoral immune response, T-lymphocytes, which participate in the cell-mediated immune response and the null group, which contains natural killer cells, cytotoxic cells that participate in the innate immune response. |
| -osis | English (eng) | (pathology) functional disease or condition such as hepatosis. Formation, increase. Process, action. |
| lymphocytosis | English (eng) | (pathology) An increase in the number or proportion of lymphocytes in the blood. |