Noun: acute leukemia u'kyoot loo'kee-mee-u
- Rapidly progressing leukaemia
"The patient was diagnosed with acute leukaemia and required immediate treatment"
Derived forms: acute leukemias
Type of: cancer of the blood, leucaemia [Brit], leukaemia [Brit, Cdn], leukemia [N. Amer]
Encyclopedia: Acute leukemia