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leukemia

noun
/luːˈkiːmi.ə/

Etymology

From German Leukämie, from Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white”) + αἷμα (haîma, “blood”). By surface analysis, leuk- + -emia.

  1. derived from λευκός — “white”
  2. borrowed from Leukämie

Definitions

  1. Any of a class of types of cancer affecting the blood cells, especially the white blood…

    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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for leukemia. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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