leucemia

See also: leucèmia

English

Noun

leucemia (countable and uncountable, plural leucemias)

  1. Alternative spelling of leukemia

Interlingua

Noun

leucemia (uncountable)

  1. leukemia

Italian

Noun

leucemia f (plural leucemie)

  1. (oncology) leukemia

Derived terms

Portuguese

Etymology

From French leucémie (“leukemia”), from German Leukämie (“leukemia”), from Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white”) and αἷμα (haîma, “blood”).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌlew.se.ˈmi.a/, /ˌlew.se.ˈmi.ɐ/

Noun

leucemia f (uncountable)

  1. leukemia (cancer of blood forming tissue)

Derived terms

  • leucêmico

Spanish

Etymology

First coined in German as Leukämie, from Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “pale, white”) + αἷμα (haîma, “blood”).

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /leu̯.ˈθe.mja/
  • (Others) IPA(key): /leu̯.ˈse.mja/

Noun

leucemia f (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) leukemia

Derived terms

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