leukemia
Any of a class of types of cancer affecting the blood cells, especially the white…Any of a class of types of cancer affecting the blood cells, especially the white blood cells (usually with massive leukocytosis), and the blood cell–forming (hematopoietic) tissues.
» Tom has been diagnosed with leukemia.
Bei Tom wurde Leukämie diagnostiziert.
У Тома диагностировали лейкемию.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Any of a class of types of cancer affecting the blood cells, especially the white blood cells (usually with massive leukocytosis), and the blood cell–forming (hematopoietic) tissues.
The subjects suffered from lymphoblastic and myeloid leukemias.
Leukämie, Blutkrebs, Leukose
лейкеми́яlejkemíja, белокро́виеbelokróvije, лейко́зlejkóz
лейкемі́яlejkemíja, лейко́зlejkóz, білокрі́в'яbilokrívʺja
malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer
Examples
18 sentencesTom has been diagnosed with leukemia.
ruУ Тома диагностировали лейкемию. — alik_farber
deBei Tom wurde Leukämie diagnostiziert. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
My uncle has been diagnosed with leukemia.
ruМоему дяде диагностировали лейкемию. — GranD
deBei meinem Onkel wurde Leukämie diagnostiziert. — Zaghawa
Neither Tom nor Mary has been diagnosed with leukemia.
Tom had leukemia.
ruУ Тома был лейкоз. — marafon
deTom hatte Leukämie. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
My aunt died of leukemia.
ruМоя тётя умерла от лейкемии. — odexed
deMeine Tante ist an Leukämie gestorben. — Sudajaengi
Translations
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Origin
From German Leukämie, from Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white”) + αἷμα (haîma, “blood”).From German Leukämie, from Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white”) + αἷμα (haîma, “blood”). By surface analysis, leuk- + -emia.
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Forms
plural: leukemiasSynonyms
3 synonyms- malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer:leukaemialeucaemiacancer of the blood
Word family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable