leukemoid

adjective

leu·​ke·​moid lü-ˈkē-ˌmȯid 

: resembling leukemia but not involving the same changes in the blood-forming organs

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for leukemoid

• adenoid
• alkaloid
• amoeboid
• amyloid
• aneroid
• anthropoid
• arachnoid
• asteroid
• benzenoid
• carcinoid
• celluloid
• coronoid

Medical Definition

leukemoid

adjective

leu·​ke·​moid

variants or chiefly British leukaemoid

lü-ˈkē-mȯid 

: resembling leukemia but not involving the same changes in the blood-forming organs

a leukemoid reaction in malaria