Leucemia is a Spanish and Portuguese spelling of leukemia—cancer of blood-forming tissues that produces abnormal white blood cells.
The spelling reflects the original Greek root (leukos, meaning white) more directly than the English version.
In medical contexts across Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries: Le diagnosticaron leucemia.
1. medical — sangre, Blood, in Spanish; anemia (Red cell deficiency); hospital (Medical treatment facility)
2. types — ALL, The complete amount; AML (Illicit finance prevention framework); Philadelphia (Pennsylvania's largest metropolis)
3. symptoms — hematomas, Blood accumulations under skin
4. research — oncogenes, Cancer-causing genetic sequences
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HEALTH STATUSleucemia ≠ salud Spanish for wellness
CANCER TYPEleucemia ≠ carcinoma Epithelial malignant tumor; sarcoma · melanoma · glioblastoma
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leukemia, leukemic, leucocyte, leukocyte
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