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Meaning of "leukosis" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LEUKOSIS

leukosis  [luːˈkəʊsɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LEUKOSIS

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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Leukosis is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LEUKOSIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Leucosis

Leucosis is a leukemia-like malignant viral disease that is found in animals, particularly in poultry or cattle.

Definition of leukosis in the English dictionary

The definition of leukosis in the dictionary is an abnormal growth in the number of white blood cells in the blood of a person or animal.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LEUKOSIS


actinomycosis
ˌæktɪnəʊmaɪˈkəʊsɪs
anthracosis
ˌænθrəˈkəʊsɪs
blastomycosis
ˌblæstəʊmaɪˈkəʊsɪs
coccidioidomycosis
kɒkˌsɪdɪˌɔɪdəʊmaɪˈkəʊsɪs
cryptococcosis
ˌkrɪptəʊkɒˈkəʊsɪs
cysticercosis
ˌsɪstɪsɜːˈkəʊsɪs
echinococcosis
ɪˌkaɪnəkəˈkəʊsɪs
metempsychosis
ˌmɛtəmsaɪˈkəʊsɪs
mycosis
maɪˈkəʊsɪs
mycotoxicosis
ˌmaɪkəʊˌtɒksɪˈkəʊsɪs
narcosis
nɑːˈkəʊsɪs
psittacosis
ˌsɪtəˈkəʊsɪs
psychosis
saɪˈkəʊsɪs
silicosis
ˌsɪlɪˈkəʊsɪs
sporotrichosis
ˌspɔːrəʊtrɪˈkəʊsɪs
sycosis
saɪˈkəʊsɪs
syssarcosis
ˌsɪsɑːˈkəʊsɪs
thyrotoxicosis
ˌθaɪrəʊˌtɒksɪˈkəʊsɪs
toxicosis
ˌtɒksɪˈkəʊsɪs
varicosis
ˌværɪˈkəʊsɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEUKOSIS

leukocytosis
leukocytotic
leukoderma
leukodermal
leukodermic
leukodystrophy
leukon
leukopenia
leukopenic
leukoplakia
leukoplakic
leukopoieses
leukopoiesis
leukopoietic
leukorrhea
leukorrheal
Leukosia
leukotic
leukotomy
leukotriene

WORDS THAT END LIKE LEUKOSIS

apoptosis
atherosclerosis
babesiosis
berylliosis
diagnosis
fibrosis
hypnosis
metamorphosis
multiple sclerosis
necrosis
nkosis
osmosis
osteoporosis
pediculosis
prognosis
sarcoidosis
sclerosis
stenosis
thrombosis
tuberculosis

Synonyms and antonyms of leukosis in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «leukosis» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LEUKOSIS

Find out the translation of leukosis to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of leukosis from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «leukosis» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

白血病
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

leucosis
570 millions of speakers

English

leukosis
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

leukosis
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الابيضاضي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лейкоз
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

leucose
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

leukosis
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

leucose
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Leukosis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Leukose
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

白血病
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

백혈병
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Leukosis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

leukosis
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

leukosis
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ल्युकोसिस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lökozis
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

leucosi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

białaczki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лейкоз
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

leucoza
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λεύκωσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

leukose
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

leukos
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

leukose
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of leukosis

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LEUKOSIS»

The term «leukosis» is normally little used and occupies the 111.245 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LEUKOSIS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «leukosis» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «leukosis» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about leukosis

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEUKOSIS»

Discover the use of leukosis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to leukosis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Enzootic Bovine Leukosis and Bovine Leukemia Virus
This volume on enzootic bovine leukosis (EBL) and bovine leukemia virus (BLV) is the second in our series "Developments in Veterinary Virology". Each book in this series is devoted to a major virus disease of agricultural significance.
A. Burny, M. Mammerickx, 1986
2
Diseases of Poultry
differentiation in avian lymphoid leukosis: production of heterogeneous IgM by tumor cells. JImmunol 113:1210–22. Cottral, G. E., B. R. Burmester, and N. F. Waters. 1954. Egg transmission of avian lymphomatosis. Poult Sci 33:1174–1184 .
‎2009
3
Fourth International Symposium on Bovine Leukosis
BLV studies. Immunology. Diagnostic procedures. Transmission (I) and (II). Epidemiology (I) and (II). Control and eradication. Prophylaxis. Pathology, histology, ultrahistology. Miscellaneous.
O.C. Straub, 1982
4
Decreasing Perinatal Bovine Leukosis Virus Infection in Calves
This is dramatically different from many other industrialized, cattle producing countries that have government controlled, mandatory control and eradication programs in place.
Dusty W. Nagy, 2006
5
Marek's Disease: An Evolving Problem
These results, together with the observation that the MD agent also differs from the leukosis virus in being highly cell-associated (Biggs, 1965, 1966; Biggs and Payne, 1967), led finally to the acceptance of the dissociation of the two diseases  ...
Fred Davison, Venugopal Nair, 2004
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Federal poultry research at the agricultural research ...
The principal diseases of poultry that are the subject of investigation at the Animal Disease Station are fowl leukosis, avian encephalomyelitis, and avian tuberculosis. The work on fowl leukosis consists principally of studies on artificial modes ...
John Robbins Mohler, 1939
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INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CYTOLOGY
(1973) have described an enzyme, fibrinolysin T, which is present in cells of solid tumors and is found in cells infected by RSV, but not in those infected with avian leukosis vims. This enzyme activity is not detectable in cells infected by the T5 ...
Geoffrey H. Bourne, James Frederic Danielli, Kwang W. Jeon, 1974
8
Encyclopedia of Toxicology
Bovine leukemia virus (BLV) is the etiologic agent of enzootic bovine leukosis, a multicentric cancer of B lymphocytes. This disease of mature cattle was first described in Germany in 1878. By the early 1900s, it was known to be present ...
Philip Wexler, Bruce Anderson, 2005
9
The Elisa: Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay in Veterinary ...
Microbiol., in press. Ressang, A. A., Gielkens, A.L.J. , Quak, J., Mastenbroek, N. , Tuppert, C. and De Castro, A., 1978. Studies on bovine leukosis. VI. Enzyme- linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of antibodies to bovine leukosis virus.
R.C. Wardley, J.R. Crowther, 1982
10
A Planet of Viruses
In the 1960s, one of the most intensely studied cancer-causing viruses was avian leukosis virus. At the time, the virus was sweeping across chicken farms and threatening the entire poultry industry. Scientists found that avian leukosis virus ...
Carl Zimmer, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEUKOSIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term leukosis is used in the context of the following news items.
1
TVMDL helps make cattle history
In total, TVMDL would perform 762 tests in three days to complete the requirements for export to Ecuador: bovine Leukosis, Johne's disease, ... «High Plains Journal, Jun 15»
2
Ketosis most common metabolic disease
Use a new needle for every blood draw to prevent spread cow-to-cow of bovine leukosis virus and other diseases. Insert the strip into the meter ... «Minnesota Farm Guide, Apr 15»
3
Openshaw: Forget compulsory vaccinations
... Ph.D., Professor of Microbiology & Immunology in the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, the avian (bird) leukosis ... «Daily Herald, Mar 15»
4
Chile makes first export of live heifers to China
... period, during which they were tested for diseases such as Johne's disease, bovine viral-diarrhoea and enzootic bovine leukosis leucosis. «GlobalMeatNews.com, Feb 15»
5
4 Tips for Filtering, Chilling and Cleaning Up To Ensure Clean and …
It's a good idea to test for Johne's and Leukosis once per year, which can be done while checking for pregnancy with our Annual Wellness Test. «Mother Earth News, Feb 15»
6
BLV: How common is the uncommon disease?
One could say each of these about Bovine Leukosis, a disease that most producers and their veterinarians don't talk about, yet one so ... «Dairy Herd Management, Jan 15»
7
BLV: Undercutting the foundation of health-Part 2
Bovine Leukosis, the disease caused by BLV, attacks the cow's foundation of immunity, with the result that the immune response is suppressed, ... «Dairy Herd Management, Jan 15»
8
U Utah Researcher Aims to Enable Cancer Research with Inducible …
The model involves a viral vector, RCASBP(A), that is derived from the avian leukosis virus (ALV), according to a 2010 paper. The receptor for ... «GenomeWeb, Jan 15»
9
Making Clean Raw Milk, Part 1: A Simple Guide for Small-Scale …
This$60 test can help you to avoid unbred cows, sub-clinical mastitis, staph infections, Johne's and Leukosis diseases, Coliforms, E. Coli, and ... «Mother Earth News, Dec 14»
10
This is How Doctors are Puppets for Vaccine Manufacturers
Other examples of contamination include the unexpected discovery of pig virus DNA in rotavirus vaccines and retrovirus avian (bird) leukosis ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Nov 14»

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