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A disease of the blood characterized by overproducing of leukocytes?
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The name of the disease is infectious mononucleosis. This is caused by infection by the Epstein Bar virus.
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What is the disease called in which white blood cells are produced in great numbers?
Leukemia is the condition of overproduction of WBC .It is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow and is characterized by an abnormal increase of blood cells, usually white blood cells (leukocytes gets the name from leuco(colorless or white )cytes (cells)
What disease is characterized by an inadequate number of red blood cells?
hemolytic anemia
Does leukocytes carry oxygen?
No, erythrocytes (red blood cells) transport oxygen throughout the body, not leukocytes (white blood cells)
What are abnormal crescent shaped BLOOD cell?
Sickle cells. Sickle cell anemia is the disease characterized by sickle-shaped blood cells.
Are there more erythrocytes than leukocytes?
In blood there are more erythrocytes (red blood cells) that leukocytes (white blood cells)
What component of blood fight disease?
The white blood cells (also called leukocytes).
Where is leukocytes stored?
Leukocytes are white blood cells, so they are found throughout the circulatory system. They protect the body from disease.
What is leukemia describe it?
Leukemia is one of the four major types of cancer. It is defined as a malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes.
What is the disease of mononuclear leukocytes in the blood?
The name of the disease is infectious mononucleosis. This is caused by infection by the Epstein Bar virus.
What is the other name for leukemia?
Second name for the leukemia is blood cancer or bone marrow cancer characterized by abnormal increase in blood cells usually leukocytes.
What does high polymorphonuclears means?
Polymorphonuclear leukocytes; a kind of white blood cell that support the human being battle disease. A high white blood cell count indicates an infection or disease.
What is the disease characterized by low blood sugar level?
It is called Hypoglycemia.
What is the disease called in which white blood cells are produced in great numbers?
Leukemia is the condition of overproduction of WBC .It is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow and is characterized by an abnormal increase of blood cells, usually white blood cells (leukocytes gets the name from leuco(colorless or white )cytes (cells)
What is the name for leukocytes?
The common name for leukocytes is white blood cells.
What disease is characterized by an inadequate number of red blood cells?
hemolytic anemia
Are leukocytes red blood cells?
Leukocytes are among the formed elements of blood. They fight infection and identify and neutralize other "foreign" invaders. The formed elements of blood are red blood cells (erythrocytes), white blood cells (leukocytes), and platelets (thrombocytes).
What part of blood helps fight disease and infection?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_blood_cell
