leucaemia

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A form of leukemia — 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.

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leukemialeukaemiacancer of the blood
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Meanings

nounleucaemia (countable and uncountable, plural leucaemias)

plural leucaemias

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of leukemia.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
leukemialeukaemiacancer of the blood
Broader
cancermalignant neoplastic disease
Also see
leukemia

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

leucaemia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leucaemia

MLA

“leucaemia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leucaemia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leucaemia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leucaemia.

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