leukaemia
noun/luˈkimiə/
Frequency rank: #16,304 most common English word
Meaning
A type of cancer that affects the blood and bone marrow, causing abnormal white blood cell production.
Example sentence
The doctors confirmed that the child had been diagnosed with leukaemia after reviewing the blood test results.
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