aleukemia

aleukemia definition - medical

a·leu·ke·mi·a (āˌlo͞o-kēˈmē-ə, ălˌo͞o-)

noun
  1. An absence of white blood cells in the blood. Usually used in reference to varieties of leukemic disease in which the blood's white cell count is normal or low but contains a few young white blood cells.
  2. The leukemic changes in bone marrow associated with a subnormal number of white blood cells in the blood.

Related Forms:

  • aˌleu·keˈmic adjective

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