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Leukemia

//luːˈkiːmi.ə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    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. countable, uncountable

    "The subjects suffered from lymphoblastic and myeloid leukemias."

  2. 2
    malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer wordnet

Etymology

From German Leukämie, from Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white”) + αἷμα (haîma, “blood”). By surface analysis, leuk- + -emia.

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