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

Definition

noun. a type of cancer that affects blood cells.

Example Sentence

The leukemia patient needed a bone marrow transplant.

More Example Sentences

Children with leukemia often need extra care.

Synonyms

blood cancer; hematological cancer

Antonyms

healthy

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leukemia
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Rhymes

  • femia

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

  • academia

  • hypoglycemia
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