LEUCOCYTHAEMIA
\lˌuːkəsɪθˈiːmi͡ə], \lˌuːkəsɪθˈiːmiə], \l_ˌuː_k_ə_s_ɪ_θ_ˈiː_m_iə]\
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A condition of the blood, which consists in a superabundant development of the white corpuscles, a disease which has been observed at times to be accompanied by enlargement of the spleen and liver, and at others by increased size of the lymphatic glands. See Leucaemia.
By Robley Dunglison
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).