1) Symptom 
(from the article `blood disease`) Monocytosis, an increase in the number of monocytes in the blood, occurs in association with certain infectious processes, especially subacute ...
An abnormal increase in the number of monocytes in the circulating blood. ... Synonym: monocytic leukocytosis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(mon″o-si-to´sis) excess of monocytes in the blood.
Type: Term Pronunciation: mon′ō-sī-tō′sis Definitions: 1. An abnormal increase in the number of monocytes in the circulating blood. Synonyms: monocytic leukocytosis
[n] - increase in the number of monocytes in the blood
noun increase in the number of monocytes in the blood; symptom of monocytic leukemia