leukemoid

/luˈkiːmɔɪd/
adjective
  1. Resembling leukemia in blood cell appearance but not caused by leukemia (used especially of blood reactions).
    • Doctors diagnosed a leukemoid blood picture, not actual leukemia.
    • A leukemoid response can occur in some autoimmune diseases.
    • The patient had a leukemoid reaction from a severe infection.
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