lymphocytic leukemia

noun

: leukemia of either of two types marked by an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells (such as lymphocytes) which accumulate especially in bone marrow, lymphoid tissue, and circulating blood

called also lymphatic leukemia

Examples of lymphocytic leukemia in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In 2002, researchers first identified the role dysfunctional microRNAs play in disease through patients with a type of blood and bone marrow cancer called chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Andrea Kasinski, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2024 Beginning to End Stages of CLL Once diagnosed, chronic lymphocytic leukemia is staged to determine how advanced the disease is and to help determine the best treatment. Julie Scott, Msn, Anp-Bc, Aocnp, Verywell Health, 23 July 2024 Summary Chronic lymphocytic leukemia is a slow-growing cancer of the blood and bone marrow. Julie Scott, Msn, Anp-Bc, Aocnp, Verywell Health, 23 July 2024 The Texas Department of State Health Services conducted two assessments in 2022 examining cancer rates from 2006 to 2019 in Laredo and found a higher rate of acute lymphocytic leukemia, breast cancer and non-Hodgkin lymphoma compared with cancer rates elsewhere in the state. Alejandra Martinez, ProPublica, 15 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for lymphocytic leukemia 

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Word History

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of lymphocytic leukemia was in 1956

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“Lymphocytic leukemia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lymphocytic%20leukemia. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

lymphocytic leukemia

noun
variants also lymphatic leukemia or lymphoid leukemia
: 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 see acute lymphoblastic leukemia, chronic lymphocytic leukemia
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