leukemia

(Inglese)

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.

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/luːˈkiːmi.ə/

Etimologia (Inglese)

From German Leukämie, from Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white”) + αἷμα (haîma, “blood”). By surface analysis, leuk- + -emia.

Concetti

leucemia

leucosi

sinonimi

leukaemia

leucaemia

leukosis

cancer of the blood

leukaemia

Traduzioni

Leukämie

leucémie

leucemia

leucemia

leukemie

białaczka

λευχαιμία

leucèmia

leukemia

lösemi

Blutkrebs

سرطان الدم

leucaemia

leuchaemia

kan kanseri