leukaemia

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Noun

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun leukaemia has 1 sense

leukaemia(n = noun.state) cancer of the blood, leucaemia, leukemia - malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer; Array

is a kind of cancer, malignant neoplastic disease

has particulars: acute leukemia, chronic leukemia, lymphocytic leukemia, histiocytic leukaemia, histiocytic leukemia, monoblastic leukaemia, monoblastic leukemia, monocytic leukaemia, monocytic leukemia, myeloblastic leukemia, granulocytic leukemia, myelocytic leukemia

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

leukaemia, n. (US leukemia) Med. any of a group of malignant diseases in which the bone-marrow and other blood-forming organs produce increased numbers of leucocytes.

Derivative

leukaemic adj.

Etymology

mod.L f. G Leuk{auml}mie f. Gk leukos white + haima blood

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