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What is the medical terminology for an increase in the absolute neutrophil count above the upper limit of the reference range?

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Neutrophilia: the medical terminology for an increase in the absolute neutrophil count above the upper limit of the reference range Another term is granulocytosis Inflammation due to any cause is by far the most common cause of this.

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