leukemia

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See also: leukémia

English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From German Leukämie, from Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, white) + αἷμα (haîma, blood). By surface analysis, leuk- +‎ -emia.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /luːˈkiːmi.ə/
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Noun[edit]

leukemia (countable and uncountable, plural leukemias)

  1. 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.
    The subjects suffered from lymphoblastic and myeloid leukemias.
    • 2012 January, Philip E. Mirowski, “Harms to Health from the Pursuit of Profits”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, page 87:
      In an era when political leaders promise deliverance from decline through America’s purported preeminence in scientific research, the news that science is in deep trouble in the United States has been as unwelcome as a diagnosis of leukemia following the loss of health insurance.

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Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Internationalism (see German Leukämie).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈleu̯kemiɑ/, [ˈle̞u̯k̟e̞ˌmiɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -iɑ
  • Syllabification(key): leu‧ke‧mi‧a

Noun[edit]

leukemia

  1. leukemia

Declension[edit]

Inflection of leukemia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative leukemia leukemiat
genitive leukemian leukemioiden
leukemioitten
partitive leukemiaa leukemioita
illative leukemiaan leukemioihin
singular plural
nominative leukemia leukemiat
accusative nom. leukemia leukemiat
gen. leukemian
genitive leukemian leukemioiden
leukemioitten
leukemiainrare
partitive leukemiaa leukemioita
inessive leukemiassa leukemioissa
elative leukemiasta leukemioista
illative leukemiaan leukemioihin
adessive leukemialla leukemioilla
ablative leukemialta leukemioilta
allative leukemialle leukemioille
essive leukemiana leukemioina
translative leukemiaksi leukemioiksi
abessive leukemiatta leukemioitta
instructive leukemioin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of leukemia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative leukemiani leukemiani
accusative nom. leukemiani leukemiani
gen. leukemiani
genitive leukemiani leukemioideni
leukemioitteni
leukemiainirare
partitive leukemiaani leukemioitani
inessive leukemiassani leukemioissani
elative leukemiastani leukemioistani
illative leukemiaani leukemioihini
adessive leukemiallani leukemioillani
ablative leukemialtani leukemioiltani
allative leukemialleni leukemioilleni
essive leukemianani leukemioinani
translative leukemiakseni leukemioikseni
abessive leukemiattani leukemioittani
instructive
comitative leukemioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative leukemiasi leukemiasi
accusative nom. leukemiasi leukemiasi
gen. leukemiasi
genitive leukemiasi leukemioidesi
leukemioittesi
leukemiaisirare
partitive leukemiaasi leukemioitasi
inessive leukemiassasi leukemioissasi
elative leukemiastasi leukemioistasi
illative leukemiaasi leukemioihisi
adessive leukemiallasi leukemioillasi
ablative leukemialtasi leukemioiltasi
allative leukemiallesi leukemioillesi
essive leukemianasi leukemioinasi
translative leukemiaksesi leukemioiksesi
abessive leukemiattasi leukemioittasi
instructive
comitative leukemioinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative leukemiamme leukemiamme
accusative nom. leukemiamme leukemiamme
gen. leukemiamme
genitive leukemiamme leukemioidemme
leukemioittemme
leukemiaimmerare
partitive leukemiaamme leukemioitamme
inessive leukemiassamme leukemioissamme
elative leukemiastamme leukemioistamme
illative leukemiaamme leukemioihimme
adessive leukemiallamme leukemioillamme
ablative leukemialtamme leukemioiltamme
allative leukemiallemme leukemioillemme
essive leukemianamme leukemioinamme
translative leukemiaksemme leukemioiksemme
abessive leukemiattamme leukemioittamme
instructive
comitative leukemioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative leukemianne leukemianne
accusative nom. leukemianne leukemianne
gen. leukemianne
genitive leukemianne leukemioidenne
leukemioittenne
leukemiainnerare
partitive leukemiaanne leukemioitanne
inessive leukemiassanne leukemioissanne
elative leukemiastanne leukemioistanne
illative leukemiaanne leukemioihinne
adessive leukemiallanne leukemioillanne
ablative leukemialtanne leukemioiltanne
allative leukemiallenne leukemioillenne
essive leukemiananne leukemioinanne
translative leukemiaksenne leukemioiksenne
abessive leukemiattanne leukemioittanne
instructive
comitative leukemioinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative leukemiansa leukemiansa
accusative nom. leukemiansa leukemiansa
gen. leukemiansa
genitive leukemiansa leukemioidensa
leukemioittensa
leukemiainsarare
partitive leukemiaansa leukemioitaan
leukemioitansa
inessive leukemiassaan
leukemiassansa
leukemioissaan
leukemioissansa
elative leukemiastaan
leukemiastansa
leukemioistaan
leukemioistansa
illative leukemiaansa leukemioihinsa
adessive leukemiallaan
leukemiallansa
leukemioillaan
leukemioillansa
ablative leukemialtaan
leukemialtansa
leukemioiltaan
leukemioiltansa
allative leukemialleen
leukemiallensa
leukemioilleen
leukemioillensa
essive leukemianaan
leukemianansa
leukemioinaan
leukemioinansa
translative leukemiakseen
leukemiaksensa
leukemioikseen
leukemioiksensa
abessive leukemiattaan
leukemiattansa
leukemioittaan
leukemioittansa
instructive
comitative leukemioineen
leukemioinensa

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