Definition of Leucemia

1. leukemia [n -S] : LEUCEMIC [adj] - See also: leukemia

Lexicographical Neighbors of Leucemia

lettucelike
lettuces
lettucey
lettucy
letuaries
letuary
letup
letups
leuc-
leucadendron
leucadendrons
leucaemia
leucaniline
leucanilines
leucazolitmin
leucemia (current term)
leucemias
leucemic
leuch
leuchaemia
leuchen
leuchæmia
leucin
leucinal
leucine
leucine-induced hypoglycaemia
leucine-tRNA ligase
leucine acetyltransferase
leucine aminopeptidase
leucine dehydrogenase

Literary usage of Leucemia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Transactions of the American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists by American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (1921)
"leucemia is usually classified in four types which are determined by fairly well ... These four types are designed as acute and chronic lymphatic leucemia, ..."

2. A Layman's Handbook of Medicine: With Special Reference to Social Workers by Richard Clarke Cabot (1916)
"leucemia is a rare disease, invariably fatal, characterized by an enormous ... Anemia means too few red cells: leucemia (literally "white blood") means too ..."

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