leukaemia | ||
1. | [ noun ] (medicine,pathology) malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer | |
Synonyms: | cancer_of_the_blood leucaemia leukemia | |
Related terms: | cancer lymphocytic_leukemia chronic_leukemia histiocytic_leukaemia myeloblastic_leukemia granulocytic_leukemia acute_leukemia | |
Similar spelling: |
leukemia leucaemia Leucaena legume leukoma |