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- noun Alternative spelling of
leukemia .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer
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Among his other interests were leucaemia, disorders of the lymphatic tissues and polycythaemia, but his most important contributions to knowledge were made in his studies of anaemia.
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