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leukaemia

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noun

  1. an acute or chronic disease characterized by a gross proliferation of leucocytes, which crowd into the bone marrow, spleen, lymph nodes, etc, and suppress the blood-forming apparatus
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of leukaemia1

C19: from leuco- + Greek haima blood
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He credited his daughter Azaylia, who died from a rare form of leukaemia in April 2021, for the opportunities and doors that had been opened for him.

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She was diagnosed with leukaemia and began treatment for the disease in May this year, the office of then-President Assad announced.

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"Just recently we were learning about leukaemia and stem cell treatment. My Biology teacher was amazing," she said.

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