leukemia
noun/luˈkimiə/
Frequency rank: #8,030 most common English word
Meaning
A type of cancer affecting the blood and bone marrow, characterized by the rapid production of abnormal white blood cells.
Example sentence
The doctors confirmed that the child had been diagnosed with leukemia.
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