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.
Main Entry: mono·cy·to·sis Pronunciation: -sI-'tO-s&s Function: noun Inflected Form: pluralmono·cy·to·ses/-"sEz/ : an abnormal increase in the number of monocytes in the circulating blood —compare GRANULOCYTOSIS, LYMPHOCYTOSIS
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.