leukemic
Having malignant blood
Leukemic describes something related to or affected by leukemia, a cancer of blood-forming tissues that results in abnormal white blood cell production.
The term most often modifies cells or patients: leukemic cells multiply rapidly, the leukemic patient responded well to chemotherapy.
Someone who has leukemia may be referred to as a leukemic, though this noun use is less common than the adjectival form.
Of bone marrow origin
- acuteIntensely severe or perceptive
- chronicPersisting over time
- clonalGenetically identical copies
- neoplasticOf abnormal growths
malignant · cytogenetics · oncogenes · dysplasia · BCR-ABL · mutations · karyotype
Tissue sample for diagnosis
- stagingPreparing for presentation
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- symptomsIndicators of disease
- prognosisPredicted disease course
markers · histology · hepatomegaly · fatigue · bruising · petechiae · fever · infection
Adaptive immunity cells
- plateletsCell fragments enabling coagulation
- hemoglobinErythrocyte's oxygen-binding protein
- anemiaRed cell deficiency
- neutropeniaInsufficient neutrophils in blood
monocytes · hematocrit · plasma · transfusion · leukocytosis
Anti-cancer drug treatment
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- inductionFormal admission process
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
maintenance · corticosteroids · cytotoxic · remission · relapse
Temporary disease absence
- relapseReturn to former illness
- refractoryResistant to heat/control
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
- mortalityState of eventual death
indolent · aggressive · smoldering · progressive · incurable · favorable · unfavorable · cure
myeloid
Of bone marrow origin
neoplastic · malignant · cytogenetics · oncogenes · dysplasia · BCR-ABL · mutations · karyotype
biopsy
Tissue sample for diagnosis
prognosis · markers · histology · hepatomegaly · fatigue · bruising · petechiae · fever · infection
lymphocytes
Adaptive immunity cells
- plateletsCell fragments enabling coagulation
- hemoglobinErythrocyte's oxygen-binding protein
- anemiaRed cell deficiency
neutropenia · monocytes · hematocrit · plasma · transfusion · leukocytosis
chemotherapy
Anti-cancer drug treatment
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- inductionFormal admission process
consolidation · maintenance · corticosteroids · cytotoxic · remission · relapse
remission
Temporary disease absence
- relapseReturn to former illness
- refractoryResistant to heat/control
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
mortality · indolent · aggressive · smoldering · progressive · incurable · favorable · unfavorable · cure · palliation
leukemicdisease-free
Lacking any pathology
healthy · cured · normal · remissive · unaffected
- childhood leukemiaCancer in children's blood
- leukemia treatmentTherapy for blood malignancy
- feline leukemiaRetroviral cat disease
- acute leukemiaFast-moving blood cell cancer