leukaemia
noun /luːˈkiːmiə/
/luːˈkiːmiə/
(British English) (North American English leukemia)
[uncountable]- a serious disease in which too many white blood cells are produced, causing weakness and sometimes death
白血病 - The newspapers are full of stories of leukaemia clusters near nuclear establishments.
报章满是在核设施附近发现白血病患者群的报道。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- childhood
- acute
- chronic
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- have
- suffer from
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- patient
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词源mid 19th cent.: coined in German from Greek leukos ‘white’ + haima ‘blood’. - The newspapers are full of stories of leukaemia clusters near nuclear establishments.