cancer of the blood

cancer of the blood
noun
malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer
Syn: ↑leukemia, ↑leukaemia, ↑leucaemia
Hypernyms: ↑cancer, ↑malignant neoplastic disease
Hyponyms:

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