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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

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Within 10 days, doctors had confirmed what type of leukaemia Amelia had and she was admitted to hospital to begin treatment.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

It was only when Amelia started presenting with bruises Gemma knew something wasn't right - within 10 days Amelia got her leukaemia diagnosis.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

They include Milly Main, who died at the age of 10 after contracting the stenotrophomonas bacteria while undergoing treatment for leukaemia.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

The family said that he became a bone marrow donor at the age of four to help his brother William, who later died from leukaemia.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

Causes.—It comes from malaria, syphilis or leukaemia, etc.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Thomas Jefferson Ritter

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