Look up: Leukemia

1. leukemia
   [n] - malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues
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2. leukemia
   Progressive, malignant disease of the blood-forming organs, characterized by distorted proliferation and development of leucocytes and their precursors in the bone marrow and blood.
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3. Leukemia
   Cancer of the blood. White blood cells may be produced in excessive amounts and are unable to work properly which weakens the immune system.
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4. Leukemia
   Our Leukemia Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Leukemia Leukemia: Cancer of the blood cells. The growth and development of the blood cells are abnormal. Strictly speaking, leukemia should refer only to cancer of the white blood cells (the leukocytes) but in...
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5. leukemia
   See leukaemia.
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6. leukemia
   Synonym for leukaemia ... <haematology> An acute or chronic disease of unknown cause in man and other warm blooded animals that involves the blood forming organs, is characterised by an abnormal increase in the number of leucocytes in the tissues of the body with or without a corresponding inc...
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7. leukemia
   leukaemia noun malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer
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8. leukemia
   (loo-ke´me-ә) a progressive, malignant disease of the blood-forming organs, characterized by distorted proliferation and development of leukocytes and their precursors in the blood and bone marrow. It is accompanied by a reduced number of erythrocytes and platelets, resulting in anemia and increased susceptibility...
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9. leukemia
   a cancer of the blood-forming tissues characterized by a large increase in the numbers of white blood cells (leukocytes) in the circulation or bone ... [12 related articles]
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10. leukemia
    leukemia 1. The malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer. 2. Cancer of the blood cells. Strictly speaking, leukemia should refer only to cancer of the white blood cells (the leukocytes) but in practice ...
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11. leukemia
    leucocythemia, leukemia, leukemic, leukaemia, leukaemic A disease in which the white corpuscles of the blood are largely increased in number, and there is an enlargement of the spleen, or the lymphatic glands; leuchaemia.
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12. leukemia
    leukemia (lOOkē'mēu) , cancerous disorder of the blood-forming tissues (bone marrow, lymphatics, liver, spleen) characterized by excessive production of immature or mature leukocytes (white blood cells; see blood) and consequently a crowding-out of red blood cells and platelets. It w...
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13. leukemia
    Type: Term Pronunciation: lū-kē′mē-ă Definitions: 1. Progressive proliferation of abnormal leukocytes found in hemopoietic tissues, other organs, and usually in the blood in increased numbers. Leukemia is classified by the dominant cell type, and by duration from onset to d...
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14. leukemia
    Cancer that starts in blood-forming tissue such as the bone marrow and causes large numbers of blood cells to be produced and enter the bloodstream.
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15. Leukemia
    - |ICD9 = |ICDO = 9800-9940 |Image = acute_leukemia-ALL.jpg |Caption = A Wright`s stained bone marrow aspirate smear of patient with precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. |OMIM = |MedlinePlus = |eMedicineSubj = |eMedicineTopic = |DiseasesDB = 7431 |MeshID = D007938 | --> `Leukemia` (America...
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