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lymphocytic leukemia — n leukemia of either of two types marked by an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells (as lymphocytes) which accumulate in bone marrow, lymphoid tissue (as of the lymph nodes and spleen), and circulating blood called also lymphatic… … Medical dictionary
lymphocytic leukemia — noun leukemia characterized by enlargement of lymphoid tissues and lymphocytic cells in the circulating blood • Hypernyms: ↑leukemia, ↑leukaemia, ↑leucaemia, ↑cancer of the blood • Hyponyms: ↑lymphoblastic leukemia … Useful english dictionary
Lymphocytic leukemia, acute (ALL) — A rapidly progressing form of leukemia in which there are too many very young (immature) white blood cells called lymphoblasts in the bloodstream and bone marrow … Medical dictionary
lymphocytic leukemia — A type of cancer in which the bone marrow makes too many lymphocytes (white blood cells) … English dictionary of cancer terms
B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia — B cell CLL redirects here. For the gene family, see B cell CLL/lymphoma. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia Classification and external resources Peripheral blood smear showing CLL cells ICD 10 … Wikipedia
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia — Infobox Disease Name = Chronic lymphocytic leukemia Caption = Peripheral blood smear showing CLL cells DiseasesDB = 2641 ICD10 = ICD10|C|91|1|c|81 ICD9 = ICD9|204.9 ICDO = 9823/3 | OMIM = MedlinePlus = 000532 eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic =… … Wikipedia
chronic lymphocytic leukemia — n lymphocytic leukemia that is marked by an abnormal increase in the number of mature lymphocytes and esp. B cells, that is characterized by slow onset and progression of symptoms which include anemia, pallor, fatigue, appetite loss,… … Medical dictionary
chronic lymphocytic leukemia — noun chronic leukemia characterized by lymphoblast like cells; more common in older men • Hypernyms: ↑chronic leukemia * * * noun : lymphocytic leukemia that is marked by an abnormal increase in the number of mature lymphocytes and especially B… … Useful english dictionary
acute lymphocytic leukemia — n ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA abbr. ALL * * * acute lymphoblastic l … Medical dictionary
B-cell acute lymphocytic leukemia — A type of leukemia (blood cancer) in which too many B cell lymphoblasts (immature white blood cells) are found in the blood and bone marrow. It is the most common type of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Also called precursor B lymphoblastic… … English dictionary of cancer terms
