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leukaemia

(luːˈkiːmɪə) or

leukemia

n
(Pathology) an acute or chronic disease characterized by a gross proliferation of leucocytes, which crowd into the bone marrow, spleen, lymph nodes, etc, and suppress the blood-forming apparatus. Also called (esp formerly): leucocythaemia
[C19: from leuco- + Greek haima blood]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.leukaemia - malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissuesleukaemia - malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer
cancer of the blood, leucaemia, leukemia
cancer, malignant neoplastic disease - any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream
acute leukemia - rapidly progressing leukemia
chronic leukemia - slowly progressing leukemia
lymphocytic leukemia - leukemia characterized by enlargement of lymphoid tissues and lymphocytic cells in the circulating blood
histiocytic leukaemia, histiocytic leukemia, monoblastic leukaemia, monoblastic leukemia, monocytic leukaemia, monocytic leukemia - leukemia characterized by the proliferation of monocytes and monoblasts in the blood
myeloblastic leukemia - a malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by numerous myeloblasts in the blood stream
granulocytic leukemia, myelocytic leukemia - a malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; marked by proliferation of myelocytes and their presence in the blood
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Translations
الّلُوكِيمْيَالوكيميا: سَرَطان الدَّم
leukémie
leukæmi
leukemia
סרטן הדם
leukemija
fehérvérûségleukémia
kanker darahleukemia
hvítblæîi
白血病
백혈병
leucaemialeucemia
baltakraujystėleukozė
leikēmija, bālasinība
leukémia
leukemi
โรคที่มีเม็ดโลหิตขาวมากเกินไป
bệnh bạch cầu

leukaemia

leukemia (US) [luːˈkiːmɪə] N → leucemia f
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leukaemia

[luːˈkiːmiə] (British) leukemia (US) n → leucémie f
to have leukaemia → avoir la leucémie
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leukaemia

, (US) leukemia
n → Leukämie f
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leukaemia

leukemia (Am) [luːˈkiːmɪə] n → leucemia
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leukaemia

(American) leukemia (luːˈkiːmiə) noun
a disease that causes white blood cells to multiply abnormally in the body.
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leukaemia

→ الّلُوكِيمْيَا leukémie leukæmi Leukämie λευχαιμία leucemia leukemia leucémie leukemija leucemia 白血病 백혈병 leukemie leukemi białaczka leucemia лейкемия leukemi โรคที่มีเม็ดโลหิตขาวมากเกินไป lösemi bệnh bạch cầu 白血病
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Leukaemias are characterised by neoplastic proliferation of haematopoietic cells, which form a major proportion of haematopoietic neoplasms, which are diagnosed worldwide.
Leukaemias are classified into two broad groups, myeloid and lymphoid, based on the origin of the leukemic stem cell clone.
CLINICAL AND HAEMATOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF LEUKAEMIAS, USING CYTOCHEMICAL STAINS AND IMMUNOPHENOTYPING
Objective: To determine the frequencies of various types of leukaemias in a secondary care hospital.
Leukaemia is a heterogeneous group of malignancies, broadly divided into acute and chronic leukaemias with further sub- classification into lymphoid and myeloid varieties.
FREQUENCY OF VARIOUS TYPES OF LEUKAEMIAS DIAGNOSED AT PAF HOSPITAL MIANWALI
Dr Matt Kaiser, Head of Research at UK blood cancer charity Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research, which has funded Professor Gottgens' team for over a decade, said: "For some leukaemias, the majority of patients still ultimately die from their disease.
Computer Model of Blood Development
Conclusion: Acute leukaemias were more prevalent than chronic leukaemias.
INVESTIGATION ON THE PREVALENCE OF LEUKAEMIA AT A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL, LAHORE
Non virus associated leukaemia can sometimes be treated successfully but those leukaemias that are associated with viral infection are sadly untreatable.
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MLL cancer accounts for about 70% of infant leukaemias and 10% of those affecting adults.
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He sees it as a chance to determine the sources of chromosomal alterations during pregnancy, with the ultimate aim of reducing the risk of childhood leukaemias, which accounts for 35 per cent of cancer cases among youngsters.
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Their research into Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (CML) - which affects 650 people a year in the UK - is expected to lead to breakthroughs in the treatment of more common forms, including childhood leukaemias.
A CURE IN TEN YEARS; CENTRE CLOSES IN ON LEUKAEMIA BREAKTHROUGH Scots lead pounds 3m battle to beat killer disease
There are several types, but most leukaemias are due to massive over-production of the various types of white blood cells.
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However, even after extensive immunophenotyping using a broad panel of antibodies, a small and heterogeneous subset of leukaemias cannot be assigned to a particular group i.e.
Flow cytometric immunophenotyping of acute leukaemia with special reference to mixed phenotypic acute leukaemia

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