Main Entry: leu·ke·mia

Pronunciation: \lü-ˈkē-mē-ə\

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin

Date: circa 1855

: 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