leukaemic
Having blood cancer
Leukaemic describes something relating to or affected by leukaemia, a cancer of blood-forming tissues that produces abnormal white blood cells: leukaemic cells, a leukaemic patient.
This is the British spelling; American English uses leukemic.
Malignancy of blood-forming tissues
- cancerUncontrolled cell proliferation disease
- bloodBody's oxygen carrier
- malignantHarmfully invasive, often fatal
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
remission · relapse · oncology · hematology · chemotherapy · bone marrow · white blood cells · myeloid
One still alive after
- warriorOne skilled in combat
- fighterOne who engages in combat
- suffererOne who endures hardship
- pediatricRelating to child medicine
childhood · adult · terminal · long-term · hospice · palliative · caregiver · family
Basic biological units
- cloneGenetically identical organism
- proliferationRapid increase in quantity
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- abnormalDeviating from typical
immature · blast · infiltration · cytoplasm · nucleus · chromosomal · translocation · BCR-ABL
leukemia
Malignancy of blood-forming tissues
- cancerUncontrolled cell proliferation disease
- bloodBody's oxygen carrier
- malignantHarmfully invasive, often fatal
diagnosis · remission · relapse · oncology · hematology · chemotherapy · bone marrow · white blood cells · myeloid · prognosis
survivor
One still alive after
pediatric · childhood · adult · terminal · long-term · hospice · palliative · caregiver · family · support group
cells
Basic biological units
- cloneGenetically identical organism
- proliferationRapid increase in quantity
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
abnormal · immature · blast · infiltration · cytoplasm · nucleus · chromosomal · translocation · BCR-ABL · differentiation
leukaemichealthy
In good physical condition
disease-free · cured · normal · recovered · unaffected