leucaemia

• Terme médical désignant un cancer des cellules sanguines, caractérisé par la prolifération anormale des leucocytes dans la moelle osseuse et le sang.

A medical term for a malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues, characterized by the abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; it is one of the four major types of cancer.

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1. Cancer of blood-forming tissuesC1formalmedical

   A malignant disease in which the bone marrow and other blood-forming organs produce increased numbers of immature or abnormal white blood cells, suppressing the production of normal blood cells.

   Leucémie

   • The patient was diagnosed with acute leucaemia and began chemotherapy immediately.
   • Advances in treatment have significantly improved survival rates for childhood leucaemia.
   • The doctor explained that leucaemia affects the body's ability to fight infections.

   Synonymesleukaemialeukemia