(leukaemia)
1Leukaemia — Leu*k[ae] mi*a (l[ u]*k[=e] m[i^]*[.a]), n. Leucocyth[ae]mia. [1913 Webster] …
2leukaemia — alternative spelling of LEUKEMIA (Cf. leukemia) …
3leukaemia — is the spelling for the disease in BrE, and leukemia in AmE …
4leukaemia — (US leukemia) ► NOUN ▪ a malignant progressive disease in which the bone marrow and other blood forming organs produce increased numbers of immature or abnormal white cells, suppressing the production of normal blood cells. DERIVATIVES leukaemic… …
5leukaemia — n. any of a group of malignant diseases in which the bone marrow and other blood forming organs produce increased numbers of certain types of white blood cells (leucocyte). Overproduction of these white cells, which are immature or abnormal forms …
6leukaemia — n. 1) to develop leukaemia 2) to have, suffer from leukaemia 3) acute leukaemia * * * [l(j)uː kiːmɪə] acute leukaemia to develop leukaemia to have. suffer from leukaemia …
7leukaemia — n. any of a group of malignant diseases in which the bone marrow and other blood forming organs produce increased numbers of certain types of white blood cells (leucocytes). Overproduction of these white cells, which are immature or abnormal… …
8leukaemia — (= leukemia (USA) ) Malignant neoplasia of leucocytes. Several different types are recognized according to the stem cell that has been affected, and several virus induced leukaemias are known (eg. that caused by feline leukaemia virus). Both… …
9leukaemia — (BrE) (AmE leukemia) noun ADJECTIVE ▪ childhood ▪ acute, chronic VERB + LEUKAEMIA/LEUKEMIA ▪ have, suffer from …
10leukaemia — [[t]luki͟ːmiə[/t]] N UNCOUNT Leukaemia is a disease of the blood in which the body produces too many white blood cells. (in AM, use leukemia) …
