Leukemia

Quick meaning: Leukemia is a noun meaning (oncology, pathology) Any of a class of types of cancer affecting the blood cells, especially the white blood cells (usually with massive leukocytosis), and the blood cell–forming (hematopoietic) tissues.

Meaning

(oncology, pathology) Any of a class of types of cancer affecting the blood cells, especially the white blood cells (usually with massive leukocytosis), and the blood cell–forming (hematopoietic) tissues.

Example Sentences

The subjects suffered from lymphoblastic and myeloid leukemias.

In an era when political leaders promise deliverance from decline through America’s purported preeminence in scientific research, the news that science is in deep trouble in the United States has been as unwelcome as a diagnosis of leukemia following the loss of health insurance.

Word Forms

• leukemias
• leucaemia
• leucemia
• leukaemia
• leuchaemia
• leuchemia

Synonyms for leukemia

Depending on context, synonyms include leukaemia.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include leukaemia, anaemia, blood, leucemia, leukocyte, leukemogenesis.

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