Noun: cancer of the blood
- Malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues with abnormal leukocyte proliferation, one of four major cancer types
"The child's frequent infections led to a diagnosis of cancer of the blood";
- leukemia [N. Amer], leukaemia [Brit, Cdn], leucaemia [Brit]
Derived forms: cancers of the blood
Type of: cancer, malignant neoplastic disease
Encyclopedia: Cancer of the blood