leukemia
noun
leu·ke·mia
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Definition of leukemia
: an acute or chronic disease in humans and other warm-blooded animals characterized by an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells in the tissues and often in the blood
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Other Words from leukemia
leukemic
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Examples of leukemia in a Sentence
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Carrasco entered in the seventh inning for his first major-league appearance since being diagnosed with a treatable form of leukemia in June. — Mark Didtler, orlandosentinel.com, "Indians pitcher Carrasco returns from leukemia but Rays sweep weekend to take over No. 1 wild-card spot," 1 Sep. 2019 This is a team in which beloved starter Carlos Carrasco was diagnosed with leukemia in June. — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, "After rough week in the Big Apple, Indians hope to catch a second wind in playoff race," 23 Aug. 2019 The outgoing, joyful boy from Montgomery, Texas, had been battling first optic glioma and then acute myeloid leukemia. — Tracy Maness, Houston Chronicle, "Cellular Life Solutions expands, helps those fighting for their lives," 15 Aug. 2019 Madi was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in January 2018. — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, Indianapolis Star, "Colts' Pierre Desir, Kenny Moore help pay for teen volleyball player's funeral," 18 July 2019 The event, run by Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, was established in the memory of Evie, who fell to complications battling acute myeloid leukemia on Oct. 30. — Andrew J. Campa, Burbank Leader, "Blood drive draws community support and memories of a fallen student," 15 July 2019 The 32-year-old was recently diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia, and during Major League Baseball’s ‘‘Stand Up to Cancer’’ campaign, Carrasco stood in the third-base coach’s box, flanked by his teammates and Indians manager Terry Francona. — Tom Withers, BostonGlobe.com, "Indians’ Shane Beiber wins MVP, and Cleveland shines in All-Star game," 10 July 2019 The youngster had to spend 2018 inside their home, away from the germs and infections of the outside world because of treatments for acute lymphoblastic leukemia, known as ALL. — Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com, "San Antonio nonprofit lifts sick children’s spirits with Christmas in July," 6 July 2019 In 2017, three groups, including Kharas’s, independently showed that eliminating the enzyme that places m6A on mRNA kills tumor cells in acute myeloid leukemia. — Ken Garber, Science | AAAS, "Hidden layer of gene control influences everything from cancer to memory," 1 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'leukemia.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for leukemia
leukemia
noun
English Language Learners Definition of leukemia
medical
: a very serious disease in which the body forms too many white blood cells
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leukemia
noun
leu·ke·mia
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Kids Definition of leukemia
: a serious disease in which too many white blood cells are formed
leukemia
noun
leu·ke·mia
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variants:
also leucemia \ lü-ˈkē- also lü-ˈsē- \
or chiefly British leukaemia
also leucaemia
Medical Definition of leukemia
: an acute or chronic disease of unknown cause in humans and other warm-blooded animals that involves the blood-forming organs, is characterized by an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells in the tissues of the body with or without a corresponding increase of those in the circulating blood, and is classified according to the type of white blood cell most prominently involved — see acute lymphoblastic leukemia, acute myelogenous leukemia, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, chronic myelogenous leukemia, feline leukemia, lymphoblastic leukemia, lymphocytic leukemia, monocytic leukemia, myelogenous leukemia, promyelocytic leukemia
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