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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9 March 2025

CLOG

(verb) fill to excess so that function is impaired; “Fear clogged her mind”; “The story was clogged with too many details”


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