histiocytosis
his·tio·cy·tosis
noun
1.
a blood disease characterized by an abnormal multiplication of macrophages
Origin
From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: histiocyte + -osis = histio- + -cyte + -osis.
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