leucemia

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See also: leucèmia

English

Noun

leucemia (countable and uncountable, plural leucemias)

  1. Alternative spelling of leukemia

Interlingua

Noun

leucemia (uncountable)

  1. leukemia

Italian

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌlɛw.t͡ʃeˈmi.a/, /lew.t͡ʃeˈmi.a/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Hyphenation: leu‧ce‧mì‧a

Noun

leucemia f (plural leucemie)

  1. (oncology) leukemia

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ leucemia in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Portuguese

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Etymology

From French leucémie (“leukemia”), from German Leukämie (“leukemia”), from Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white”) and αἷμα (haîma, “blood”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

leucemia f (uncountable)

  1. leukemia (cancer of blood forming tissue)

Derived terms

Spanish

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Leukämie, a modern coinage based on Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “pale, white”) + αἷμα (haîma, “blood”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /leuˈθemja/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /leuˈsemja/
  • Rhymes: -emja
  • Syllabification: leu‧ce‧mia

Noun

leucemia f (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) leukemia

Derived terms

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