leukemia
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leukemia
- /luːˈkiːmi.ə/
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From German Leukämie, from Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white”) + αἷμα (haîma, “blood”). By surface analysis, leuk- + -emia.
noun leukemias · leucaemia · leucemia · leukaemia · leukæmia · leucæmia
- Any of a class of types of cancer affecting the blood cells, especially the white blood cells (usually with massive leukocytosis), and the blood cell–forming (hematopoietic) tissues. The subjects suffered from lymphoblastic and myeloid leukemias.
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Closest in meaning: leukaemia, anaemia, blood, myelogenous leukemia, blood cancer, hematologic malignancy, lymphoblastic leukemia, leucemia, chronic leukemia, acute leukemia, leukocyte, leukemogenesis, leukosis, preleukemia, leukovirus, leucoblastoma
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noun cancer of blood forming tissue
| Español | leucemia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 백혈병 baekhyeolbyeong |
| 日本語 | 白血病 hakketsubyō |
| 中文 | 白血病 báixuèbìng, báixuěbìng, báixiěbìng, 血癌 xuè'ái, xuě'ái, xiě'ái |
| हिन्दी | रक्त का कैंसर rakt kā kainsar, श्वेताणु रक्तता śvetāṇu raktatā |
| Português | leucemia |
| Français | leucémie, leucose |
| Deutsch | Leukämie, Blutkrebs, Leukose, Weißblütigkeit |
| Italiano | leucemia |
| Ελληνικά | λευχαιμία lefchaimía |
| Română | leucemie |
| Русский | лейкеми́я lejkemíja, белокро́вие belokróvije, лейко́з lejkóz, алейкеми́я alejkemíja |
| Tiếng Việt | lơ xê mi, bệnh bạch cầu, máu trắng |
| العربية | سَرَطَان دَم saraṭān dam |
| עברית | סַרְטַן הַדָּם saratan ha-dam, לוֹקֶמְיָה |
Talk about this word "leukemia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/leukemia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. leukemia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/leukemia "leukemia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/leukemia.Cite this
@misc{leukemia_2026,
title = {leukemia},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/leukemia},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
