| leukoerythroblastic anaemia | <haematology> Any anaemia condition which arises from a space occupying lesion in the bone marrow. The circulating blood contains immature cells of the granulocytic series and nucleated red blood cells, frequently in numbers that are disproportionately large in relation to the degree of anaemia. Origin: Gr. Haima = blood (27 Sep 1997) |
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| leukoerythroblastosis | Any anaemic condition resulting from space-occupying lesions in the bone marrow; the circulating blood contains immature cells of the granulocytic series and nucleated red blood cells, frequently in numbers that are disproportionately large in relation to the degree of anaemia. Synonym: leukoerythroblastic anaemia, myelophthisic anaemia, myelopathic anaemia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| leukokeratosis | Rarely used term for leukoplakia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| leukokinetic | Pertaining to leukokinetics. Origin: Leukocyte + G. Kinetikos, of motion, fr. Kineo, to move (05 Mar 2000) |
| leukokinetics | The study of the formation, circulation, and fate of leukocyte, usually by use of a radioactive tracer. Origin: Leukocyte + G. Kinetikos, of or for putting in motion (05 Mar 2000) |
| leukokininase | <enzyme> Membrane enzyme which acts on bound leukokinin-s cleaving it at amino end of threonine between residues 288 and 289, releasing free, active tuftsin Registry number: EC 3.4.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| leukokoria | See: leukocoria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| leukokraurosis | An atrophic disease affecting the female external genitalia, most often of older women, resulting in drying and shriveling of the parts, and marked by leukoplakic patches on the mucosa, itching, dyspareunia, dysuria, and soreness. It occurs most commonly as a result of lichen sclerosus et atrophicus of the vulva, but may be associated with other types of genital atrophy. (12 Dec 1998) |
| leukolymphosarcoma | <tumour> Obsolete term for malignant lymphoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| leukolysin | Any substance (including lytic antibody) that causes dissolution of leukocytes. Synonym: leukolysin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| leukolysis | Dissolution or lysis of leukocytes. Synonym: leukolysis. Origin: Leukocyte + G. Lysis, dissolution (05 Mar 2000) |
| leukolytic | Pertaining to, causing, or manifesting leukocytolysis. Synonym: leukolytic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| leukoma | A dense, opaque, white opacity of the cornea. Origin: G. Whiteness, a white spot in the eye, fr. Leukos, white Adherent leukoma, a cicatrix of the cornea to which a portion of the iris is attached. (05 Mar 2000) |
| leukomalacia, periventricular | A disease of premature or newborn infants hypoxic and ischemic in nature and leading to infarction of brain white matter and cerebral ventricle enlargement. (12 Dec 1998) |
| leukomatous | Denoting leukoma. (05 Mar 2000) |