aleukemia /aleu·ke·mia/ (a″loo-ke´me-ah)
aleukemia,
aleukemia [a″loo-ke´me-ah]
1. leukopenia.
a·leu·ke·mi·a (  l -k  m- ,  l-)n. 1. An absence of white blood cells in the blood. Usually used in reference to varieties of leukemic disease in which the blood's white cell count is normal or low but contains a few young white blood cells. 2. The leukemic changes in bone marrow associated with a subnormal number of white blood cells in the blood. a leu·kemic adj. |
aleukemia,
an acute form of leukemia characterized by a diminished total white blood cell count in the peripheral blood, accompanied by a loss of normal bone marrow function. Also spelled aleukaemia.
aleukemia [a″loo-ke´me-ah]
aleukemia
1. absence or deficiency of leukocytes in the blood.
2. aleukemic leukemia.
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