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pleocytosis
(pleo|cy¦to¦sis)
Pronunciation:
/ˌpliːə(ʊ)sʌɪˈtəʊsɪs/
noun
[
mass noun
]
Medicine
the presence of an abnormally large number of lymphocytes in the cerebrospinal fluid.
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