LEUKAEMIA

leukemia, leukaemia, leucaemia, cancer of the blood

(noun) malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

leukaemia (countable and uncountable, plural leukaemias)

(UK) Alternative spelling of leukemia

Anagrams

• aleukemia

Source: Wiktionary


Leu*kæ"mi*a, n.

Definition: Leucocythæmia.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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ASYSTOLE

(noun) absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent absence of the heart beat leading to oxygen lack and eventually to death


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