Meaning
leukaemia
- A cancer of blood-forming tissues characterized by abnormal production of white blood cells
In a sentence
La ricerca medica ha fatto grandi progressi nella cura della leucemia.
Medical research has made great strides in treating leukaemia.
Al paziente è stata diagnosticata una forma rara di leucemia.
The patient was diagnosed with a rare form of leukaemia.
Il trapianto di midollo può essere decisivo contro la leucemia.
A bone marrow transplant can be crucial against leukaemia.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| leucemia | feminine · singular |
| leucemie | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Pronounced with the stress on the penultimate syllable: leu-ce-mì-a.
- Medical term; typically used in singular without plural forms in everyday speech.