CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chronic lymphocytic leukemia mean? 

• CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA (noun)
  The noun CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA has 1 sense:

1. chronic leukemia characterized by lymphoblast-like cells; more common in older men

  Familiarity information: CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Chronic leukemia characterized by lymphoblast-like cells; more common in older men

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("chronic lymphocytic leukemia" is a kind of...):

chronic leukemia (slowly progressing leukemia)

 Context examples 

Alteration in the expression of this gene is associated with the development of bladder and colorectal cancer, Burkitt lymphoma, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia and obesity.

(MIR143 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Alteration in the expression of this gene is associated with the development of prostate and colorectal cancers as well as chronic lymphocytic leukemia, Burkitt lymphoma, and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

(MIR145 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene is involved in the regulation of gene expression and plays a potential tumor suppressor role in chronic lymphocytic leukemia and chronic myeloid leukemia..

(MIR15B Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

Alteration in the expression of this gene is associated with development of chronic lymphocytic leukemia and chronic myeloid leukemia.

(MIR15B wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Alteration in the expression of this gene is associated with the development of cancers of the liver, and stomach as well as chronic lymphocytic leukemia and multiple myeloma.

(MIR106B wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene is involved in the regulation of gene expression and is proposed to act as an oncogene in chronic lymphocytic leukemia, plasma cell myeloma as well as gastric and hepatocellular carcinomas.

(MIR106B Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

When the bone marrow and peripheral blood are involved, the term chronic lymphocytic leukemia is used.

(Chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A drug used to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) that has not gotten better with other chemotherapy.

(Arzerra, NCI Dictionary)

A recently recognized variant of chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) that lacks somatic hypermutations of the Immunoglobulin heavy chain (IGH) genes, implying pregerminal center B-cell origin.

(Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma with Unmutated Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain Variable-Region Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

Refers to the early stages of chronic myelogenous leukemia or chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

(Chronic phase, NCI Dictionary)