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Meaning of leukemia

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

leukemia

Pronunciation:/luːˈkiːmi.ə/

noun

Definitions

  1. A type of malignancy affecting the blood cells or blood-forming tissues.

  2. Any specific form or type of cancer of the blood-forming tissues.

    Example: The subjects suffered from lymphoblastic and myeloid leukemias.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/leukemia

Related words

leukaemiacancer of the bloodanaemiabloodmyelogenous leukemiablood cancerhematologic malignancybone marrow cancer