The body produces extra white blood cells after it has eliminated an invading organism. What term is used to describe these "extra" cells?

Yasika Patel asked Jan 3, 2022

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The body produces extra white blood cells after it has eliminated an invading organism. What

term is used to describe these "extra" cells?

Yasika Patel asked Jan 3, 2022

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The increase in extra cells is called leukocytosis. hope this helps!

JackRed answered Jan 7, 2022

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