leu·ke·mi·a
 leukemia
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- pronunciation:
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mi
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noun |
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a disease that is a type of cancer inside the bones. With this disease the body makes too many white blood cells.
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leukemic (adj.) |
The word leukemia
contains the following parts:
hem, hemo, hemat, hemato, hema, -emia, -aemia
Greek
root
that means
blood; blood condition
Example words:
leuk, leuko, leuc, leuco
Greek
root
that means
white, colorless
Example words: