acute leukemia

/əˌkjut luˌkimiə/
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Definitions of acute leukemia
  1. noun
    rapidly progressing leukemia
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    types:
    acute lymphoblastic leukemia, acute lymphocytic leukemia
    acute leukemia characterized by proliferation of immature lymphoblast-like cells in bone marrow, lymph nodes, spleen, and blood; most common in children
    acute myelocytic leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia
    acute leukemia characterized by proliferation of granular leukocytes; most common in adolescents and young adults
    type of:
    cancer of the blood, leucaemia, leukaemia, leukemia
    malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer
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