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Leukemia

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Any of various acute or chronic neoplastic diseases of the bone marrow in which unrestrained proliferation of white blood cells occurs, usually accompanied by anemia, impaired blood clotting, and enlargement of the lymph nodes, liver, and spleen.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A type of malignancy affecting the blood cells or blood-forming tissues.

n. Any specific form or type of cancer of the blood-forming tissues

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. Same as leucemia.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer

Word Usage

"The cure rate for myeloid leukemia is 50% to 60%, says Richard Aplenc, an assistant professor of pediatrics and a specialist in AML and leukemia at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

cancer malignant neoplastic disease

Hyponym

myelocytic leukemia lymphocytic leukemia histiocytic leukemia monocytic leukaemia monocytic leukemia

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Bohemia Euphemia academia anemia bohemia

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

leukaemia lymphoma sclerosis anemia osteoporosis