leukocytegeneration
nounUK /ˌluːkəsaɪtˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃən/
US /ˌluːkoʊsaɪtˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃən/
The making of white blood cells in your body.
The doctor explained that leukocytegeneration helps the body fight germs.
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2. The process by which the body increases its supply of infection-fighting cells.
During illness, leukocytegeneration speeds up to defend the body.
3. A laboratory measure of how quickly white blood cells are being produced.
The test showed normal leukocytegeneration after treatment.
4. The biological stage in which stem cells become white blood cells.
Scientists studied leukocytegeneration in bone marrow samples.