Leukemia Definition

lo͝o-kēmē-ə
noun
Any of a group of cancerous diseases of the blood-forming organs, resulting in an abnormal increase in the production of leukocytes, often accompanied by anemia and enlargement of the lymph nodes, spleen, and liver.
Webster's New World

(US) A type of malignancy affecting the blood cells or blood-forming tissues.

Wiktionary
(US, countable) Any specific form or type of cancer of the blood-forming tissues.
The subjects suffered from lymphoblastic and myeloid leukemias.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • leukaemia
  • cancer of the blood
  • leucaemia

Other Word Forms of Leukemia

Noun

Singular:
leukemia
Plural:
leukemias

Origin of Leukemia

  • From German Leukämie, from Ancient Greek λευκός (leukos, “white") and αἷμα (haima, “blood").

    From Wiktionary

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