leukemia
[loo-kee-mee-uh]
- any of several cancers of the bone marrow that prevent the normal manufacture of red and white blood cells and platelets, resulting in anemia, increased susceptibility to infection, and impaired blood clotting.
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Also leucemia.
Origin of leukemia
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Examples from the Web for leukemia
Contemporary Examples
Sadly, though she folded more than 1,000 cranes, she died of leukemia on October 25, 1955.
Truman’s Grandson & Japan’s A-Bomb Survivors: A Story of ReconciliationClifton Truman Daniel
August 5, 2014
Last year the FDA approved its use for another kind of leukemia that affects children.
Now Kenneth was Allie; his "heart troubles" were leukemia; he died at 11, not 12.
Jack had another daughter who died of leukemia in 1977 when she was 14 years old.
Kekua, the story went, died of leukemia; she was diagnosed with the disease after a nasty car accident.
Historical Examples
They occur most abundantly in malaria, leukemia, and pernicious anemia.
A Manual of Clinical DiagnosisJames Campbell Todd
It occurs in well-marked cases of pernicious anemia and leukemia, and, much less commonly, in very severe symptomatic anemias.
A Manual of Clinical DiagnosisJames Campbell Todd
Pathologically, normoblasts occur in severe symptomatic anemia, leukemia, and pernicious anemia.
A Manual of Clinical DiagnosisJames Campbell Todd
Pseudoleukemia, because of its clinical similarity to lymphatic leukemia, is generally described along with leukemia.
A Manual of Clinical DiagnosisJames Campbell Todd
Word Origin and History for leukemia
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
leukemia
(lōō-kē′mē-ə)- Any of various acute or chronic neoplastic diseases of the bone marrow in which unrestrained proliferation of white blood cells occurs and which is usually accompanied by anemia, impaired blood clotting, and enlargement of the lymph nodes, liver, and spleen.
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The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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leukemia
[lōō-kē′mē-ə]
- Any of various acute or chronic neoplastic diseases of the bone marrow in which unrestrained proliferation of white blood cells occurs, usually accompanied by anemia, impaired blood clotting, and enlargement of the lymph nodes, liver, and spleen. Certain viruses, genetic defects, chemicals, and ionizing radiation, are associated with an increased risk of leukemia, which is classified according to the cellular maturity of the involved white blood cells.
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The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
leukemia
[(looh-kee-mee-uh)]
A kind of cancer in which the number of white blood cells in the blood greatly increases. Leukemia usually spreads to the spleen, liver, lymph nodes, and other areas of the body, causing destruction of tissues and often resulting in death.
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The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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