leukemia in Japanese
leukemia in Japanese is 白血病 — leukemia means a type of cancer that affects blood cells, usually causing the body to produce abnormal white blood cells.
leukemia in Japanese
白血病
Pronounced: hakketsubyō
(oncology, pathology) Any of a class of types of cancer affecting the blood cells, especially the white blood cells (usually with massive leukocytosis), and the blood cell–forming (hematopoietic) tissues.
What does "leukemia" mean?
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noun A type of cancer that affects blood cells, usually causing the body to produce abnormal white blood cells.
"She was diagnosed with leukemia at the age of six."
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leukemia in a sentence
- She was diagnosed with leukemia at the age of six.
- Researchers are testing a new treatment for childhood leukemia.
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What is "leukemia" in Japanese?
"leukemia" in Japanese is 白血病. leukemia means: A type of cancer that affects blood cells, usually causing the body to produce abnormal white blood cells.
How do you pronounce 白血病?
"leukemia" in Japanese is 白血病, pronounced "hakketsubyō".
How do you use "leukemia" in a sentence?
Example: "She was diagnosed with leukemia at the age of six." In Japanese, "leukemia" is 白血病.
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