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LEUKEMIA

LEUKEMIA
ScnMaster
a cancerous, usually fatal, disease characterized by a large excess of white blood cells in the blood. —HSSC Glossary (approved 3-9-90)
LEUKEMIA
ScnTUEU
a cancerous, usually fatal, disease characterized by a large excess of white blood cells in the blood.any of several cancers of the bone marrow that prevent the normal manufacture of red and white blood cells and platelets (the minute bodies in the blood that aid in coagulation), resulting in anemia, increased susceptibility to infection and impaired blood clotting.a cancerous, usually fatal, disease characterized by an excessive production of white blood cells in the blood.