Antibodies
Antibodies

Leukemoid reaction

Definition:
A leukemoid reaction is a reaction resembling leukemia, but is actually due to other conditions such as infections or other disease processes. As with leukemia, a person having a leukemoid reaction has a disorganized increase in immature white blood cells in the blood and bone marrow.


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