lymphocytic leukemia

/ˈlɪmfəˌsɪdɪk luˌkimiə/
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Definitions of lymphocytic leukemia
  1. noun
    leukemia characterized by enlargement of lymphoid tissues and lymphocytic cells in the circulating blood
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    types:
    lymphoblastic leukemia
    a form of lymphocytic leukemia in which the abnormal cells in the circulating blood are almost totally lymphoblasts
    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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