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mon·o·cy·to·sis   (mŏn'ə-sī-tō'sĭs)   
n.   pl. mon·o·cy·to·ses (-sēz)
An abnormal increase of monocytes in the blood, occurring in infectious mononucleosis and certain bacterial infections such as tuberculosis.
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Main Entry: mono·cy·to·sis
Pronunciation: -sI-'tO-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural mono·cy·to·ses /-"sEz/
: an abnormal increase in the number of monocytes in the circulating blood —compare GRANULOCYTOSIS, LYMPHOCYTOSIS
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monocytosis mon·o·cy·to·sis (mŏn'ə-sī-tō'sĭs)
n.
An abnormal increase in the number of monocytes in the blood, occurring in infectious mononucleosis and certain bacterial infections such as tuberculosis. Also called monocytic leukocytosis.

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