leukemia

== English == === Alternative forms === leucaemia leucemia leukaemia (Commonwealth) leukæmia (dated) leucæmia, leuchaemia, leuchemia, leuchæmia, leukhæmia (archaic) === Etymology === From German Leukämie, from Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white”) + αἷμα (haîma, “blood”). By surface analysis, leuk- +‎ -emia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /luːˈkiːmi.ə/ === Noun === leukemia (countable and uncountable, plural leukemias) (oncology, pathology) Any of a class of types of cancer affecting the blood cells, especially the white blood cells (usually with massive leukocytosis), and the blood cell–forming (hematopoietic) tissues. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === Internationalism (see German Leukämie). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈleu̯kemiɑ/, [ˈle̞u̯k̟e̞ˌmiɑ̝] Rhymes: -iɑ Syllabification(key): leu‧ke‧mi‧a Hyphenation(key): leu‧ke‧mia === Noun === leukemia leukemia ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “leukemia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == Indonesian == === Alternative forms === === Etymology === Internationalism === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /leukeˈmia/ [le.u.keˈmi.a] Rhymes: -a Syllabification: le‧u‧ke‧mi‧a === Noun === leukemia (plural leukemia-leukemia) (oncology, pathology) leukemia (any of a class of types of cancer affecting the blood cells, especially the white blood cells (usually with massive leukocytosis), and the blood cell–forming (hematopoietic) tissues) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “leukemia”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016