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leu⋅ko⋅sis

  [loo-koh-sis]
–noun Veterinary Pathology.
any of several diseases occurring chiefly in chickens, involving proliferation of the leukocytes and characterized by paralysis, blindness, formation of tumors in the internal organs, and bone calcification.
Also, leucosis.
Also called avian leukosis.

Origin:
1700–10; < Gk leúkōsis leucoma. See leuko-, -osis

Related forms:
leu⋅kot⋅ic  [loo-kot-ik] , adjective
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Main Entry: avian leukosis
Function: noun
: any of a group of diseases (as lymphoid leukosis or Marek's disease) of poultry that are caused by retroviruses, that involvedisturbed blood formation, and that are distinguished individually by special manifestations (as paralysis, tumor formation, leukemia, and eye damage) called also avian leukosis complex

Main Entry: leu·ko·sis
Variant: or chiefly British leu·co·sis /lü-'kO-s&s/
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural leu·ko·ses or chiefly British leu·co·ses /-"sEz/
: LEUKEMIA; especially : any of various leukemic diseases of poultry —leu·kot·ic or chiefly British leu·cot·ic /-'kät-ik/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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leukosis leu·ko·sis (l&oomacr;-kō'sĭs)
n.
The abnormal proliferation of one or more of the leukopoietic tissues.

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