leukemias
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pluralof leukemia.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
leukemianounany 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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The Japanese company’s interim analysis of a clinical study for Enzomenib, a potential drug for acute leukemias, is another major catalyst, the bank says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
For children with acute leukemias, who had effectively no long-term chance of survival just 75 years ago, the numbers are even more dramatic.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2025
"The fact that all the leukemias we studied were dependent on this gene locus tells us it must be important," concludes Klusmann.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 22, 2023
In March 2020, Willan, who works at the University of Oxford and Wexham Park Hospital, began to track the hospital’s COVID-19 cases among people with leukemias, lymphomas, and other blood diseases.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 20, 2023
This specialist now has a large number of detailed case histories based on every patient he has seen with leukemias, aplastic anemias, Hodgkin’s disease, and other disorders of the blood and blood-forming tissues.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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