leukemia


Definition: Meaning of, leukemia in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ljuːˈkiːmɪə /

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  1. a type of CANCER of the blood, that causes weakness and sometimes death
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leukemia used in phrases

  • acute leukemia (noun)
    1. rapidly progressing leukaemia
  • acute lymphoblastic leukemia (noun)
    1. acute leukaemia characterized by proliferation of immature lymphoblast-like cells in bone marrow, lymph nodes, spleen, and blood; most common in children
  • acute lymphocytic leukemia (noun)
    1. acute leukaemia characterized by proliferation of immature lymphoblast-like cells in bone marrow, lymph nodes, spleen, and blood; most common in children
  • acute myelocytic leukemia (noun)
    1. acute leukaemia characterized by proliferation of granular leukocytes; most common in adolescents and young adults
  • acute myeloid leukemia (noun)
    1. acute leukaemia characterized by proliferation of granular leukocytes; most common in adolescents and young adults
  • chronic leukemia (noun)
    1. slowly progressing leukaemia
  • chronic lymphocytic leukemia (noun)
    1. chronic leukaemia characterized by lymphoblast-like cells; more common in older men
  • chronic myelocytic leukemia (noun)
    1. chronic leukaemia characterized by granular leukocytes; more common in older people
  • granulocytic leukemia (noun)
    1. a malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; marked by proliferation of myelocytes and their presence in the blood
  • histiocytic leukemia (noun)
    1. leukemia characterized by the proliferation of monocytes and monoblasts in the blood
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