- leukemia leu·ke·mia Am [luː'kiːmɪə] n
- leucemia
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leukemia leu·ke·mia Am [luː'kiːmɪə] n
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leu·kae·mia — ↑leukemia … Useful english dictionary
leukemia — Progressive proliferation of abnormal leukocytes found in hemopoietic tissues, other organs, and usually in the blood in increased numbers. L. is classified by the dominant cell type, and by duration from onset to death. This occurs in acute l.… … Medical dictionary
leukemia — leu·ke·mia … English syllables
leucemia — or chiefly Brit leucaemia var of LEUKEMIA * * * leu·ce·mia (loo seґme ə) leukemia … Medical dictionary
Erythroleukemia — A form of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) involving the cells that give rise to the erythrocytes (the red blood cells). In this type of leukemia, the body produces large numbers of abnormal, immature red blood cells. Erythroleukemia is classified as … Medical dictionary
Preleukemia — A condition in which the bone marrow does not produce enough blood cells. This condition may progress to become acute leukemia. Preleukemia also is called myelodysplastic syndrome or smoldering leukemia. * * * A syndrome that in time may develop… … Medical dictionary
pseudoleukemia — pseu·do·leu·ke·mia or chiefly Brit pseu·do·leu·kae·mia lü kē mē ə n any abnormal state (as Hodgkin s disease) resembling leukemia in its anatomical changes but lacking the changes in the circulating blood characteristic of the latter… … Medical dictionary
antileukemic — an·ti·leu·ke·mic lü kē mik also an·ti·leu·ke·mia mē ə or chiefly Brit an·ti·leu·kae·mic also an·ti·leu·kae·mia adj counteracting the effects of leukemia … Medical dictionary
leukocythemia — Obsolete term for leukemia. [leukocyte + G. haima, blood] * * * leu·ko·cy·the·mia or chiefly Brit leu·co·cy·thae·mia .lü kə .sī thē mē ə n LEUKEMIA esp GRANULOBLASTOSIS … Medical dictionary
