Leukemia
WordNet
noun
(1) Malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer
WiktionaryText
Alternative spellings
- leukaemia, leukæmia , leucaemia, leucæmia
Etymology
From , from and .
Noun
- Cancer of the blood-forming tissues.
- Any specific form or type of cancer of the blood-forming tissues
- The subjects suffered from lymphoblastic and myeloid leukemias.