Leukaemia
loo-KEE-mee-uh
Word origin · Greek elements via German
rootleuk/o (leuc/o)white; white blood cellGreek leukós ‘white, bright’suffix-aemiacondition of the bloodGreek haîma + -ia ‘blood + noun ending’
leuk- (white) + -aemia (blood condition): literally 'white blood'.
History: Earlier spelled leuchaemia, from German Leukämie. First recorded in English 1850–55.
Definition
Malignancy of blood-forming tissue with proliferating white cells.
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Specialty
🏥 Haematology