Definition
A serious disease where the bone marrow produces too many abnormal white blood cells, preventing the body from fighting infections or carrying oxygen properly.
Etymology
From Greek 'leuko-' meaning white and 'haima' meaning blood. The term was coined in the mid-1800s by German physicians who observed the excess white cells.
Kelly Says
Leukaemia was called 'white blood cancer' for centuries before anyone understood cells—doctors literally diagnosed it by looking at blood color differences, proving you can make accurate observations about disease without understanding the mechanism at all.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Leukemia
lew-ke-mi-a
ARالعربية
لوكيميا
lu-ki-mi-ya
BNবাংলা
লেউকেমিয়া
ley-u-ke-mi-ya
CACatalà
leucèmia
lyu-ˈse-mi-a
CSČeština
leukémie
lyu-ˈke-mi
DADansk
leukæmi
lyu-ke-mi
DEDeutsch
Leukämie
lyu-ˈka-mi
ELΕλληνικά
λευχαιμία
lef-kai-mi-a
ESEspañol
leucemia
lew-ˈse-mi-a
FISuomi
leukemia
lyu-ke-ˈmi-a
FRFrançais
leucémie
lyu-ˈse-mi
GUGU
લ્યુકેમિયા
lyu-ke-mi-ya
HAHA
leukemia
lew-ke-ˈmi-a
HEעברית
לוקמיה
lu-ke-mi-ya
HIहिन्दी
ल्यूकेमिया
lyu-ke-mi-ya
HUMagyar
leukémia
lyu-ˈke-mi-a
IDBahasa Indonesia
leukemia
lew-ke-ˈmi-a
IGIG
leukemia
lew-ke-ˈmi-a
ITItaliano
leucemia
lew-ˈse-mi-a
KKKK
лейкемия
lay-ke-mi-ya
KO한국어
백혈병
baek-hyeol-byeong
MRMR
ल्युकेमिया
lyu-ke-mi-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
leukemia
lew-ke-ˈmi-a
MYမြန်မာ
ရွှေမြေသွေး
ywe mye-swe
NLNederlands
leukemie
lyu-ke-ˈmi
NONorsk
leukemi
lyu-ke-mi
PAPA
ਲਿਯੁਕੇਮੀਆ
liy-u-ke-mi-ya
PLPolski
białaczka
bja-wat-ska
PTPortuguês
leucemia
lew-ˈse-mi-a
RORomână
leucemie
lew-ˈse-mie
RUРусский
лейкемия
lay-ke-mi-ya
SVSvenska
leukemi
lyu-ke-mi
SWKiswahili
leukemia
lew-ke-ˈmi-a
TAதமிழ்
வெள்ளை இரத்த அழற்சி
vell-lai ira-tha a-lath-chi
TEతెలుగు
ఎర్ర రక్త వ్యాధి
er-ra rak-ta vya-dhi
THไทย
มะเร็งเม็ดเลือดขาว
ma-raeng met-leo-d khao
TLTL
leukemia
lew-ke-ˈmi-a
UKУкраїнська
лейкемія
lay-kem-iya
URاردو
لوکیمیا
lu-ki-mi-ya
VITiếng Việt
bạch cầu
ba-ch-cau
YOYO
leukemia
lew-ke-ˈmi-a
ZUZU
leukemia
lew-ke-ˈmi-a