leukaemia

N ลูคีเมีย  โรคช นิดหนึ่ง ที่ มี เม็ดโลหิต ขาว ผิดปกติ  leukemia lu-ke-mia

LEUKAEMIA

LEUKAEMIA Leu *kæ "mi *a, n.

leukaemia

leukaemia |luːˈkiːmɪə |(US leukemia ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] a malignant progressive disease in which the bone marrow and other blood-forming organs produce increased numbers of immature or abnormal leucocytes. These suppress the production of normal blood cells, leading to anaemia and other symptoms. DERIVATIVES leukaemic adjective ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: coined in German from Greek leukos ‘white ’ + haima ‘blood ’.