Leukemia is a disease of the blood in which the body produces too many white blood cells.
leukemia in American English
(luˈkimiə)
noun
any of a group of neoplastic diseases of the blood-forming organs, resulting in anabnormal increase in the production of leukocytes, often accompanied by anemia and enlargement of the lymph nodes, spleen, and liver
: also sp. leuˈkaemia
Derived forms
leukemic (leuˈkemic) (lukimɪk)
adjective
leukemoid (leuˈkeˌmoid) (lukiˌmɔɪd)
adjective
Word origin
ModL: see leuco- & -emia
Examples of 'leukemia' in a sentence
leukemia
He had acute lymphocytic leukemia and when he took off his baseball cap he was completely bald.