leuchaemia

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leuchaemia - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Leuchaemia \Leu*ch[ae]"mi*a\ (l[-u]*k[=e]"m[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL.,
     fr. Gr. leyko`s white + a"i^ma blood.] (Med.)
     See Leukemia. [Written also leukemia, leukaemia,a nd
     leucemia.]
     -- Leu*ch[ae]m"ic (l[-u]*k[e^]m"[i^]k), a. [Written also
     leukemic and leukaemic.]
     [1913 Webster] Leucic

  leukaemia \leu*k[ae]"mi*a\ (l[-u]*k[=e]"m[i^]*[.a]), n.
     A disease in which the white corpuscles of the blood are
     largely increased in number, and there is enlargement of the
     spleen, or the lymphatic glands; formerly called
     leucocythaemia. It is due to a cancer of the bone marrow,
     and results in anemia and increased susceptibility to
     infectious disease. [Also spelled leucemia and
     leuchaemia.]
     [1913 Webster +PJC] Leuke