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
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Origin and Etymology of leukemia
New Latin
First Known Use: 1850
LEUKEMIA Defined for English Language Learners
leukemia
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medical : a very serious disease in which the body forms too many white blood cells
LEUKEMIA Defined for Kids
leukemia
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: a serious disease in which too many white blood cells are formed
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leukemia
playMedical Definition of leukemia
: 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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