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leukemia
noun
leu·ke·mia
lü-ˈkē-mē-ə
: an acute or chronic disease in humans and other warm-blooded animals characterized by an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells in the tissues and often in the blood
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Smoking may raise the risk of certain types of leukemia, including acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
—Doru Paul, Health, 7 Dec. 2024
The news comes over a month after sources told ABC News that he had been diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 2 Dec. 2024
Some Cancer Medications Grapefruit can interact with some cancer medications, such as dasatinib and nilotinib used for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML).
—Ross Phan, Pharmd, Bcacp, Bcgp, Bcps, Verywell Health, 1 Nov. 2024
Chronic myeloid leukemia is an uncommon form of cancer of the bone marrow, according to the Mayo Clinic.
—Chloe Melas, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
New Latin
First Known Use
1850, in the meaning defined above
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“Leukemia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leukemia. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
leukemia
noun
leu·ke·mia
lü-ˈkē-mē-ə
: a disease of warm-blooded animals including human beings that is a kind of cancer in which there is an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells in the tissues and often in the blood
Medical Definition
leukemia
noun
leu·ke·mia
lü-ˈkē-mē-ə
variants
also leucemia
or chiefly British leukaemia
also leucaemia
lü-ˈkē- also lü-ˈsē-
: an acute or chronic disease of unknown cause in humans and other warm-blooded animals that involves the blood-forming organs, is characterized by an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells in the tissues of the body with or without a corresponding increase of those in the circulating blood, and is classified according to the type of white blood cell most prominently involved see acute lymphoblastic leukemia, acute myelogenous leukemia, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, chronic myelogenous leukemia, feline leukemia, lymphoblastic leukemia, lymphocytic leukemia, monocytic leukemia, myelogenous leukemia, promyelocytic leukemia
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