Definition of leukaemia Leukaemia
/luːkˈiːmiə/ - leu•kae•mi•a
We found 3 definitions of leukaemia from 3 different sources.
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British English
leukaemia - /luːkˈiːmiə/
American English
leukemia - /lukiˈmiʌ/
What does leukaemia mean?
WordNet
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| leukaemia - malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer | ||
| leukemia, leucaemia, cancer of the blood | ||
| malignant neoplastic disease, cancer type genus of the family Cancridae | ||
| acute leukemia rapidly progressing leukemia | ||
| chronic leukemia slowly progressing leukemia | ||
| lymphocytic leukemia leukemia characterized by enlargement of lymphoid tissues and lymphocytic cells in the circulating blood | ||
| histiocytic leukaemia, histiocytic leukemia, monoblastic leukaemia, monoblastic leukemia, monocytic leukaemia, monocytic leukemia leukemia characterized by the proliferation of monocytes and monoblasts in the blood | ||
| myeloblastic leukemia a malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by numerous myeloblasts in the blood stream | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- leukaemia (n.)
Leucocythaemia.
Part of speech
🔤- leukaemia, noun, singular of leukaemias.
