This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
leukemia
[ loo-kee-mee-uh ]
/ luĖki mi É /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun Pathology.
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.
QUIZ
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?
There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?
Question 1 of 7
Which sentence is correct?
Also leucemia.
OTHER WORDS FROM leukemia
leuĀ·keĀ·mic, adjectiveanĀ·tiĀ·leuĀ·keĀ·mic, adjective, nounWords nearby leukemia
leud, Leu enkephalin, leuk-, leukaemia, Leukas, leukemia, leukemic reticuloendotheliosis, leukemid, leuko-, leukoblast, leukocyte
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Ā© Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use leukemia in a sentence
Scientific definitions for leukemia
leukemia
[ lÅÅ-kÄā²mÄ-É ]
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.
The American HeritageĀ® Science Dictionary
Copyright Ā© 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Cultural definitions for leukemia
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.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright Ā© 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.