Definitions for HISTIOCYTOSIS
HISTIOCYTOSIS

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1. histiocytosis(noun)

   a blood disease characterized by an abnormal multiplication of macrophages

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1. histiocytosis(Noun)

   An excess of histiocytes, associated with various rare diseases.

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1. Histiocytosis

   In medicine, histiocytosis refers to an excessive number of histiocytes, and is typically used to refer to a group of rare diseases which share this as a characteristic. Occasionally and confusingly, the term "histiocytosis" is sometimes used to refer to individual diseases. According to the Histiocytosis Association, 1 in 200,000 children in the United States are born with histiocytosis each year. HAA also states that most of the people diagnosed with histiocytosis are children under the age of 10, although the disease can afflict adults. The University of California, San Francisco, states that the disease usually occurs from birth to age 15. Histiocytosis are both important in veterinary as well as human pathology.

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1. Histiocytosis

   General term for the abnormal appearance of histiocytes in the blood. Based on the pathological features of the cells involved rather than on clinical findings, the histiocytic diseases are subdivided into three groups: HISTIOCYTOSIS, LANGERHANS CELL; HISTIOCYTOSIS, NON-LANGERHANS-CELL; and HISTIOCYTIC DISORDERS, MALIGNANT.

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of HISTIOCYTOSIS in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of HISTIOCYTOSIS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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