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leukemia Definition

leu·kemia (lo̵̅o̅ kēmē ə)

noun

any of a group of neoplastic 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

Etymology: ModL: see leuco- & -emia

leukemia Related Forms

leu·kemic (-mik) adjective leu·kemoid′ (-mo̵id′) adjective

leukemia Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • relapse: A lung carcinoma or an infiltrate of residual or relapsing chronic myelogenous leukemia in the lung could be definitely ruled out.
  • cause: The first example, found in 1978, causes a rare leukemia.
  • develop: In a period of a few years, such a person might develop leukemia.
  • include: The survey examined deaths from 16 types of cancer, including leukemia.

Preposition: in

child: The age distribution of leukemia in children on with Down's syndrome is the same as in the general population.

Adjective modifier

  • lymphocytic: OVERVIEW: Chronic lymphocytic leukemia is the most common form of leukemia, with more than 200,000 cases reported in the past 20 years.
  • myeloid: No increased incidence was found for acute myeloid leukemia or brain cancer which were of interest a priori based on earlier studies.
  • lymphoblastic: Josh Eaton's Home Page A 7 year old who has had a bone marrow transplant for Philadelphia chromosome positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
  • myelogenous: In chronic myelogenous leukemia ( CML ), the primary genetic process has been characterized.
  • promyelocytic: AB - Coagulation disorders are often the reason for fatal bleeding in acute promyelocytic leukemia.
  • acute: No increased incidence was found for acute myeloid leukemia or brain cancer which were of interest a priori based on earlier studies.

Modifies a noun

  • virus: T-cell leukemia virus can increase the risk of adults getting T-cell leukemia.
  • cell: In the study for expression of RB protein, we found no expression of RB in 4 of 16 leukemia cell lines.
  • patient: Preliminary results for a 9 amino acid peptide vaccine show promise in clinical trials of myeloid leukemia patients.
  • line: In the study for expression of RB protein, we found no expression of RB in 4 of 16 leukemia cell lines.
  • case: Age may indeed have been a factor in the leukemia cases in the X-linked SCID trial.

Noun used with modifier

  • T-cell: T-cell leukemia virus can increase the risk of adults getting T-cell leukemia.
  • childhood: About 2 % of all cases of childhood leukemia occur in children who have Down's Syndrome.
  • cell: Multiple myeloma may rarely present or evolve into a plasma cell leukemia, typically in far advanced disease.
  • mouse: IV Effect of folic acid derivatives on transplanted mouse leukemia.

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