Grade 7
(leu-ke-mi-a) 4 syllables

Definition

noun. any of several cancers of the bone marrow that prevent the normal manufacture of red and white blood cells and platelets

Example Sentence

The leukemia patient needed a bone marrow transplant.

Synonyms

bone marrow cancer; bone marrow disease; cancer

Antonyms

healthy

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leukemia
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Rhymes

  • femia

  • anemia
  • bohemia
  • euphemia
  • geremia
  • jeremia
  • leukemia
  • uremia

  • academia

  • hypoglycemia