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leucemia

American  
[loo-see-mee-uh] / luˈsi mi ə /

noun

Pathology.
  1. leukemia.


Other Word Forms

  • leucemic adjective

Example Sentences

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En dos ocasiones, la terapia experimental de edición de genes se aplicó en humanos: médicos británicos trataron a una niña de un año con leucemia con células inmunes donadas para atacar su cáncer, y una compañía de California prueba una forma de que las propias células inmunes de pacientes con VIH resistan mejor el virus.

From US News

Infelizmente não estou passando por uma fase nada boa, fui diagnosticado com leucemia, isso não tem nada aver com Hidrogel e com nada mais, qualquer pessoa pode ter essa doença, não foi nada fácil para mim receber esse diagnóstico, já chorei..

From Time

Died, Dr. Adolph Monaelesser, 79, surgeon-in-chief of the American Red Cross during the Spanish-American War, later researcher in the therapeutic effects of snake venom in cancer and nerve ailments;* of chronic leucemia, possibly the result of inhaling particles of powdered cobra venom in 1930; in Manhattan.

From Time Magazine Archive

Jacob Furth, an immunologist at the Henry Phipps Institute of the University of Pennsylvania, a onetime worker at the Rockefeller Institute, won the gold medal for his demonstration of experimental leucemia.

From Time Magazine Archive

The virus stimulated leucemia in other chickens.

From Time Magazine Archive