LEUKEMIA

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


Etymology

Noun

leukemia (countable and uncountable, plural leukemias)

A type of malignancy affecting the blood cells or blood-forming tissues.

(countable) Any specific form or type of cancer of the blood-forming tissues.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

3 February 2025

CRAZY

(adjective) possessed by inordinate excitement; “the crowd went crazy”; “was crazy to try his new bicycle”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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