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LEUKOSTASIS


origination date: 07/06/2002
originator: Clara
subject field: medicine: disease
check date: 25/06/2002
checker: Pamela

Conceptual Structures
ISASYMPTOM-AND-SIGN
ANCESTORSALL
CHANGE-STATE
CHANGE-STATE-ANIMAL
DISEASE-EVENT
EVENT
LIVING-EVENT
PHYSICAL-EVENT
SYMPTOM-AND-SIGN


English
leukostasisterm type: main entry term
reliability code: 10
part of speech: noun
number: singular
definition: clumping of immature blood cells in a patient who has leukemia. This can happen when the white blood cell count is 300,000 or higher, 30 to 50 times normal. It is dangerous because it can cause heart attacks and strokes by blocking the arteries. (en)

Spanish
leucostasisterm type: main entry term
reliability code: 10
part of speech: noun
number: singular
gender: feminine
definition: aumento dramático de los leucocitos inmaduros en un paciente que padece leucemia. Esto ocurre cuando el recuento de leucocitos es igual o superior a 300.000, de 30 a 50 veces por encima de los niveles normales, lo que resulta peligroso puesto que puede provocar ataques al corazón e isquemias que bloquean las arterias. (es)