Leukaemia

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Leuchaemia \Leu*ch[ae]"mi*a\ (l[-u]*k[=e]"m[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL.,
     fr. Gr. leyko`s white + a"i^ma blood.] (Med.)
     See {Leukemia}. [Written also {leukemia}, {leukaemia},a nd
     {leucemia}.]
     -- {Leu*ch[ae]m"ic} (l[-u]*k[e^]m"[i^]k), a. [Written also
     {leukemic} and {leukaemic}.]


     [1913 Webster] Leucic

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  leukaemia \leu*k[ae]"mi*a\ (l[-u]*k[=e]"m[i^]*[.a]), n.
     A disease in which the white corpuscles of the blood are
     largely increased in number, and there is enlargement of the
     spleen, or the lymphatic glands; formerly called
     {leucocythaemia}. It is due to a cancer of the bone marrow,
     and results in anemia and increased susceptibility to
     infectious disease. [Also spelled {leucemia} and
     {leuchaemia}.]
     [1913 Webster +PJC] Leuke

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  leukaemia
       n : malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized
           by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four
           major types of cancer [syn: {leukemia}, {leucaemia}, {cancer
           of the blood}]