Definitions
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- noun UK, oncology Alternative spelling of
leukemia .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer
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Examples
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Linda said wretchedly, 'In acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, which is what Rachel's got, chemotherapy causes remission almost always.
Come To Grief Francis, Dick 1995
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Linda said wretchedly, 'In acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, which is what Rachel's got, chemotherapy causes remission almost always.
Come To Grief Francis, Dick 1995
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On New Year's Eve 2008 Halsey's wife, Michelle, was diagnosed with chronic myloid leukaemia, which is treatable but not curable and for which she must take medication for the rest of her life.
Home | Mail Online 2009
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On New Year's Eve 2008 Halsey's wife, Michelle, was diagnosed with chronic myloid leukaemia, which is treatable but not curable and for which she must take medication for the rest of her life.
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Bone marrow, which is used to treat cancers such as leukaemia and lymphoma, is imported from both the US and Europe.
Home | Mail Online 2010
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It is her last chance of survival because only an exact match of bone marrow, which is used to treat cancers such as leukaemia, can be used in transplants.
Home | Mail Online 2010
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"It has become a life saving procedure for those individuals who have had the misfortune to contract diseases such as leukaemia and other blood disorders," he said.
News24 Top Stories 2010
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Bone marrow, which is used to treat cancers such as leukaemia and lymphoma, is imported from both the U.S. and Europe.
Home | Mail Online 2010
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It is her last chance of survival because only an exact match of bone marrow, which is used to treat cancers such as leukaemia, can be used in transplants.
Home | Mail Online 2010
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Bone marrow, which is used to treat cancers such as leukaemia and lymphoma, is imported from both the U.S. and Europe.
Home | Mail Online 2010
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