leu|kae|mi|a

leu|kae|mi|a
leu|ke|mi|a or leu|kae|mi|a «loo KEE mee uh, -KEEM- yuh», noun.
a rare, usually fatal, disease characterized by a large excess of white blood cells. It is a kind of cancer. In some types there is an enlargement of the spleen, the lymph nodes, and other organs. Also, leucemia.
[< New Latin leukemia < Greek leukós white + haîma blood]

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