'leukaemia' definitions:
Definition of 'leukaemia'
From: WordNet
noun
Malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer [syn: leukemia, leukaemia, leucaemia, cancer of the blood]
Definition of 'leukaemia'
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
Definition of 'leukaemia'
From: GCIDE