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Meanings of leukaemia in English

Portuguese
leucemia
Catalan
leucèmia
Spanish
leucemia
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Malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer.

        leucemia
        Usage of leukaemia in English
        1
        At the age of 18 years an acute lymphatic leukaemia was observed.
        Pubmed
        2
        Six Italian soldiers who served in Kosovo have developed leukaemia and died.
        The Irish Times
        3
        In addition, the NCR had recorded 9 cases incorrectly as childhood leukaemia.
        Pubmed
        4
        Cladribine is now widely used for the treatment of hairy cell leukaemia.
        Pubmed
        5
        And later I suffered from leukaemia and I have also been divorced.
        The Guardian
        6
        Today, he is angry about the leukaemia he blames on his job.
        The Irish Times
        7
        The leukaemia was preceded by a ten-month period of isolated moderate neutropenia.
        Pubmed
        8
        He was being treated for leukaemia, and that was already beyond awful.
        News.com.au
        9
        Clumps of hair missing from his head like some pensioner with leukaemia.
        Fresh
        10
        Last month my partner was diagnosed with a particularly aggressive form of leukaemia.
        The Guardian
        11
        Both East and West African immigrants had raised rates of leukaemia.
        Pubmed
        12
        Brown, who is an American living in the city, had HIV and leukaemia.
        The Guardian
        13
        The methodology is illustrated by using microarray data from leukaemia patients.
        Pubmed
        14
        Little is known about African concepts of leukaemia, attitudes to treatment or compliance.
        Pubmed
        15
        The Jurkat T cell line is used to study acute T cell leukaemia.
        Pubmed
        16
        He is speaking from experience as he was diagnosed with leukaemia in 2003.
        BBC
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        Translations for leukaemia
        Portuguese
        leucemia
        Catalan
        leucèmia
        Spanish
        leucemia
        Leukaemia through the time
        Leukaemia across language varieties
        Ireland
        Common
        United States of America
        Less common
        United Kingdom
        Rare