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leu⋅ke⋅mi⋅a
[loo-kee-mee-uh] 
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–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. |
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| leu·ke·mi·a (lōō-kē'mē-ə) n. 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. leu·ke'mic adj. & n. |
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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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Language Translation for : Leukemia
Spanish:
leucemia,
German:
die Leukämie,
Japanese:
白血病
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Main Entry: leu·ke·mia
Pronunciation: lü-'kE-mE-&
Variants: also leu·ce·mia /lü-'kE- alsolü-'sE-/ or chiefly British leu·kae·mia also leu·cae·mia
Function: noun
: an acute or chronic disease ofunknown 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 bodywith 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
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leukemia leu·ke·mi·a (l&oomacr;-kē'mē-ə)
n.
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.
leu·ke'mic adj.
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leukemia (l -kē'mē-ə) Pronunciation Key
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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