leukemia
/luːˈkiːmi.ə/
leukemia noun: 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.
Noun
leukemia (countable and uncountable, plural leukemias)
- 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.
- The subjects suffered from lymphoblastic and myeloid leukemias.
- In an era when political leaders promise deliverance from decline through America’s purported preeminence in scientific research, the news that science is in deep trouble in the United States has been as unwelcome as a diagnosis of leukemia following the loss of health insurance.2012 January, Philip E. Mirowski, “Harms to Health from the Pursuit of Profits”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 09 Sep 2014, page 87
leukemia meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
leukemia in Hindi
- cancer of blood forming tissue
- रक्त का कैंसर rakt kā kainsar, श्वेताणु रक्तता śvetāṇu raktatā
leukemia in Tamil
- இரத்தப்புற்றுநோய்
leukemia in Marathi
- ल्युकेमिया, ल्यूकेमिया
leukemia in Urdu
- cancer of blood forming tissue
- سرطان خون sartān xūn
More languagesFewer languages
- leukemia in Bengali
- লিউকেমিয়া, লিউকোমিয়া
- leukemia in Telugu
- ల్యుకేమియా, లుకేమియా
- leukemia in Malayalam
- ല്യൂക്കേമിയ, ലുക്കീമിയ
- leukemia in Kannada
- ಬೆಳ್ನೆತ್ತರಿನ ಏಡಿಹುಣ್ಣು
- leukemia in Punjabi
- ਲਿਊਕੀਮੀਆ, ਲੂਕੀਮੀਆ, ਲਿਊਕੇਮੀਆ
- leukemia in Gujarati
- લ્યુકેમિયા, લ્યુકીમિયા
- leukemia in Odia
- ଲିଉକେମିଆ, ଲ୍ଯ଼ୁକେମିଆ, ଲ୍ଯୁକେମିଆ
- leukemia in Nepali
- ल्युकेमिया, ल्यूकेमिया, लुकेमिया
- leukemia in Arabic
- سَرَطَان دَم saraṭān dam
- leukemia in Malay
- leukemia
- leukemia in Indonesian
- leukemia, kanker darah
- leukemia in Persian
- سرطان خون saratân-e xun, لوسمی lusemi
- leukemia in Thai
- มะเร็งเม็ดเลือดขาว má-reng-mét-lʉ̂ʉat-kǎao
- leukemia in Vietnamese
- lơ xê mi, bệnh bạch cầu, máu trắng
- leukemia in Myanmar
- သွေးကင်ဆာ swe:kanghca
Examples of leukemia in a sentence
- Leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma are the principal types of blood cancer.
- A leukemia cluster has developed in the town.
- Oh, your dog has leukemia? That’s crushing.
Forms of leukemia
| plural | leukemias |
|---|---|
| alternative form | leucaemia |
| alternative form | leucemia |
| alternative Commonwealth | leukaemia |
| alternative form (dated) | leukæmia |
| alternative form (archaic) | leucæmia |
| alternative form (archaic) | leuchaemia |
| alternative form (archaic) | leuchemia |
| alternative form (archaic) | leuchæmia |
| alternative form (archaic) | leukhæmia |
Origin of leukemia
From German Leukämie, from Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white”) + αἷμα (haîma, “blood”). By surface analysis, leuk- + -emia.
Words formed from leukemia
Questions about leukemia
- What does leukemia mean?
- Leukemia means 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.
- What is leukemia in Hindi?
- Leukemia in Hindi is रक्त का कैंसर (rakt kā kainsar), श्वेताणु रक्तता (śvetāṇu raktatā). See Leukemia meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is leukemia?
- Leukemia is a noun.
- How do you pronounce leukemia?
- Leukemia is pronounced /luːˈkiːmi.ə/.
- What is the plural of leukemia?
- The plural of leukemia is leukemias.
Words near leukemia in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: leukemia (page history and authors); leukemia (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); leukemia (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); leukemia (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); leukemia (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); leukemia (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); leukemia (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); leukemia (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); leukemia (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); leukemia (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); leukemia (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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