lymphocytic leukemia
noun
: leukemia of either of two types marked by an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells (such as lymphocytes) which accumulate especially in bone marrow, lymphoid tissue, and circulating blood
called also lymphatic leukemia
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Cayden Addison, a seven-year-old Black boy battling a rare form Philadelphia chromosome acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), has had two donors back out on him.
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Pia Velasco, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024
Donovan was first diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, a strain of the disease that starts in white blood cells and affects bone marrow, in 2000.
—CBS News, 26 Oct. 2024
In 2002, researchers first identified the role dysfunctional microRNAs play in disease through patients with a type of blood and bone marrow cancer called chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
—Andrea Kasinski, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2024
Beginning to End Stages of CLL Once diagnosed, chronic lymphocytic leukemia is staged to determine how advanced the disease is and to help determine the best treatment.
—Julie Scott, Msn, Anp-Bc, Aocnp, Verywell Health, 23 July 2024
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Pia Velasco, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024
Donovan was first diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, a strain of the disease that starts in white blood cells and affects bone marrow, in 2000.
—CBS News, 26 Oct. 2024
In 2002, researchers first identified the role dysfunctional microRNAs play in disease through patients with a type of blood and bone marrow cancer called chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
—Andrea Kasinski, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2024
Beginning to End Stages of CLL Once diagnosed, chronic lymphocytic leukemia is staged to determine how advanced the disease is and to help determine the best treatment.
—Julie Scott, Msn, Anp-Bc, Aocnp, Verywell Health, 23 July 2024
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“Lymphocytic leukemia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lymphocytic%20leukemia. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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