'Leucocythaemia' definitions:
Definition of 'Leucocythaemia'
From: GCIDE
- Leucocythaemia \Leu`co*cy*th[ae]"mi*a\ Leucocythemia \Leu`co*cy*the"mi*a\ ](l[=u]`k[-o]*s[-i]*th[=e]"m[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. leyko`s white + ky`tos a hollow vessel + a"i^ma blood.] (Med.) Same as leukemia. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'leucocythaemia'
From: GCIDE
- leukaemia \leu*k[ae]"mi*a\ (l[-u]*k[=e]"m[i^]*[.a]), n. A disease in which the white corpuscles of the blood are largely increased in number, and there is enlargement of the spleen, or the lymphatic glands; formerly called leucocythaemia. It is due to a cancer of the bone marrow, and results in anemia and increased susceptibility to infectious disease. [Also spelled leucemia and leuchaemia.] [1913 Webster +PJC] Leuke