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leukemia

6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. leukemia (noun)
  2. leukaemia
  3. fowl leukemia (noun)
  4. hairy cell leukemia (noun)
  5. lymphocytic leukemia (noun)
  6. myelogenous leukemia (noun)

leu·ke·mia

noun \lü-ˈkē-mē-ə\

Definition of LEUKEMIA

: 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
— leu·ke·mic \-mik\ adjective or noun
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Origin of LEUKEMIA

New Latin
First Known Use: circa 1855

Rhymes with LEUKEMIA

anemia, bohemia, Bohemia, toxemia, uremia

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