leukaemia
noun (British English)(North American English leukemia)
[uncountable]a serious disease in which too many white blood cells are produced, causing weakness and sometimes death 白血病 The newspapers are full of stories of leukaemia clusters near nuclear establishments. 报章满是在核设施附近发现白血病患者群的报道。
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Word Originmid 19th cent.: coined in German from Greek leukos ‘white’ + haima ‘blood’.