Meanings
nounblood cancer (countable and uncountable, plural blood cancers)
plural blood cancers
- countableuncountablemedicineA form of cancer that attacks blood, bone marrow, or lymphatic system.
Leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma are the principal types of blood cancer.
1 more example
Ring, originally from Dublin, was a retired builder and a father, grandfather and great-grandfather, who had lived with incurable blood cancer for almost a decade.
2026 September 22, Isaac Ashe, “Man who killed 82-year-old in random attack sentenced”, in BBC News, retrieved 22 Sep 2026
Translations
Dutch bloedkanker
- bloedkankerform of cancer
Finnish verisyöpä
- verisyöpäform of cancer
French cancer du sang
- cancer du sangform of cancer
Portuguese câncer de sangue
- câncer de sangueform of cancer
Swahili saratani ya damu, kansa ya damu
- saratani ya damuform of cancer
- kansa ya damuform of cancer
Cite this entry
APA
blood cancer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blood%20cancer
MLA
“blood cancer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blood%20cancer. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blood cancer,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blood%20cancer.
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