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Leukemia

noun

(Also spelled leucemia and leuchaemia)

Malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer. Synonyms: cancer of the blood, leucaemia, leukaemia.

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