acute leukemia
Noun 1. rapidly progressing leukemia (hypernym) leukemia, leukaemia, leucaemia, cancer of the blood (hyponym) acute lymphocytic leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia | ||||
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Acute leukemia Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms |
acute leukemia
A rapidly progressing cancer that starts in blood-forming tissue such as the bone marrow, and causes large numbers of white blood cells to be produced and enter the blood stream.
A rapidly progressing cancer that starts in blood-forming tissue such as the bone marrow, and causes large numbers of white blood cells to be produced and enter the blood stream.
| Dictionary of Medicine (Shahram) |
Acute leukemia
Cancer of the blood cells (leukemia) that characteristically comes on abruptly and (if not treated) progresses rapidly.
Cancer of the blood cells (leukemia) that characteristically comes on abruptly and (if not treated) progresses rapidly.
Acute leukemia Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Acute leukemia
Acute leukemia may refer to:
Note that in many countries, the word is usually spelt leukaemia.
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