leukaemia

British

/ luːˈkiːmɪə /

noun

an acute or chronic disease characterized by a gross proliferation of leucocytes, which crowd into the bone marrow, spleen, lymph nodes, etc, and suppress the blood-forming apparatus

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Etymology

Origin of leukaemia

C19: from _leuco- + Greek haima blood

Example Sentences

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Dr. Eduard Porta, group leader of the Cancer Immunogenomics group at the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute, participated in the new analysis that has been recently published in the journal Nature.

From Science Daily • Nov. 6, 2023

Dr. Lucas Pontel, group leader at the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute and Dr. Manel Esteller, group leader and director of the institution, sign the paper as collaborator authors, which has been published at Science.

From Science Daily • Nov. 2, 2023

The research, co-funded by Leukaemia UK and Worldwide Cancer Research, aims to uncover kinder and more effective treatments for infant leukaemia - a rare but devastating disease which affects babies under 12 months.

From BBC • Sep. 3, 2023

Leukaemia UK has joined with fellow charity Leukaemia Care to urge people to be aware of possible symptoms, saying early diagnosis could save lives.

From BBC • Aug. 24, 2022

Leukaemia is a disease marked by an excessive and permanent increase in the white blood corpuscles and consequent progressive anæmia.

From The Chemistry of Food and Nutrition by Duncan, A. W.

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