leukaemia
白血病
Leu·chæ·mi·a n. Med. See Leukemia. [Written also leukemia, leukaemia,a nd leucemia.]
-- Leu*chæm*ic a. [Written also leukemic and leukaemic.]
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leu·kæ·mi·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.]
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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]