histiocytosis

Definitions of histiocytosis
  1. noun
    a blood disease characterized by an abnormal multiplication of macrophages
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    types:
    Hand-Schuller-Christian disease, Schuller-Christian disease
    inflammatory histiocytosis associated with disturbance of cholesterol metabolism; occurs chiefly in young children and is characterized by cystic defects of the skull and diabetes insipidus
    type of:
    blood disease, blood disorder
    a disease or disorder of the blood
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