LEUKEMIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does leukemia mean? 

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

1. malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• LEUKEMIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

cancer of the blood; leucaemia; leukaemia; leukemia

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

cancer; malignant neoplastic disease (any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "leukemia"):

acute leukemia (rapidly progressing leukemia)

chronic leukemia (slowly progressing leukemia)

lymphocytic leukemia (leukemia characterized by enlargement of lymphoid tissues and lymphocytic cells in the circulating blood)

histiocytic leukaemia; histiocytic leukemia; monoblastic leukaemia; monoblastic leukemia; monocytic leukaemia; monocytic leukemia (leukemia characterized by the proliferation of monocytes and monoblasts in the blood)

myeloblastic leukemia (a malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by numerous myeloblasts in the blood stream)

granulocytic leukemia; myelocytic leukemia (a malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; marked by proliferation of myelocytes and their presence in the blood)

 Context examples 

Acute erythroid leukemia that is responding to therapy, i.e. It is not progressing and possibly regressing

(Acute Erythroid Leukemia in Remission, NCI Thesaurus)

According to the type of blasts present, acute leukemias are classified as acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and precursor lymphoblastic or acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).

(Acute leukemia, NCI Thesaurus)

There are two subtypes recognized: erythroleukemia and pure erythroid leukemia.

(Acute Erythroid Leukemia, NCI Thesaurus/WHO)

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

(MIR10A wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene is involved in the regulation of gene expression and plays a role in the development of chronic myeloid leukemia.

(MIR10A Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

Acute leukemia not growing; responding to treatment.

(Acute Leukemia in Remission, NCI Thesaurus)

Dasatinib is used to treat some forms of leukemia; quercetin is a plant flavanol found in some fruits and vegetables.

(Senolytic drugs reverse damage caused by senescent cells in mice, National Institutes of Health)

A drug used to treat acute lymphatic leukemia.

(Mercaptopurine, NCI Dictionary)

In meningeal leukemia, cancer cells have spread from the original (primary) tumor to the meninges (thin layers of tissue that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord).

(Meningeal leukemia, NCI Dictionary)

A substance that is being studied in the treatment of leukemia.

(Midostaurin, NCI Dictionary)