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leukemia

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leu·ke·mi·a (also leukaemia British English) /luːˈkiːmiə/ noun [uncountable]  MIa type of cancer of the blood, that causes weakness and sometimes death 白血病
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leukemiaSecond malignancies in patients treated for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia.Hereditary and acquired p53 mutations in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia.Altered mercaptopurine metabolism, toxic effects, and dosage requirement in a thiopurine methyltransferase-deficient child with acute lymphocytic leukemia.Judge Jones had had a form of leukemia for several years when he was sworn to the bench in December 1994.When he went to a doctor, he was diagnosed with leukemia, and everything came to a screeching halt.
Origin leukemia (1800-1900) Greek leukos white + -aimia (from haima blood)
leu·ke·mi·a nounChineseSyllable
Corpus blood, a of cancer type of the


leukemia
leukemia (also leukaemia British English) /luːˈkiːmiə/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: Greek
 Origin: leukos 'white' + -aimia (from haima 'blood')
a type of cancer of the blood, that causes weakness and sometimes death