leucemia

See also: leucèmia

English

Noun

leucemia (countable and uncountable, plural leucemias)

1. Alternative spelling of leukemia.

Interlingua

Noun

leucemia (uncountable)

1. leukemia

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

leucemia f (plural leucemie)

1. (oncology) leukemia

Derived terms

• leucemico

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lew.seˈmi.ɐ/ [leʊ̯.seˈmi.ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lew.seˈmi.ɐ/ [leʊ̯.seˈmi.ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /lew.seˈmi.a/ [leʊ̯.seˈmi.a]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lew.sɨˈmi.ɐ/

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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• Rhymes: -iɐ

Noun

leucemia f (uncountable)

1. leukemia (cancer of blood forming tissue)

Derived terms

• leucemia linfocítica
• leucemia linfocítica aguda (LLA)
• leucemia linfocítica crônica (LLC)
• leucemia mielóide
• leucemia mielóide aguda (LMA)
• leucemia mielóide crônica (LMC)
• leucêmico

Descendants

• → Tetum: leusemia

Further reading

• “leucemia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “leucemia”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “leucemia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leuˈθemja/ [leu̯ˈθe.mja] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /leuˈsemja/ [leu̯ˈse.mja] (Latin America, Philippines)

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -emja
• Syllabification: leu‧ce‧mia

Noun

leucemia f (uncountable)

1. (pathology) leukemia

Derived terms

• leucémico

Further reading

• “leucemia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025