A serious disease in which the body produces too many white blood cells, which prevents the normal production of other blood cells and can cause death.
leuk+emia
Shared component: leuk · white
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Shared components, not spelling prefixesRelating to, affected by, or characteristic of leukemia (a type of cancer of the blood-forming tissues).
leuk+em+ic
Shared component: leuk · white
a type of cancer of the blood or bone marrow, characterized by an abnormal increase of immature white blood cells.
leuk+aemia
Shared component: leuk · white