leukaemia

«leukaemia» in Mova's school dictionary: a kind of cancer of the blood and bone marrow, where the… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (leukaemia — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

Leukaemia is a kind of cancer of the blood and bone marrow, where the body makes too many faulty white blood cells. tree →

sense in the lessons

In health and science lessons about blood cells; in stories and real life, children and adults can have leukaemia and many get better with treatment like chemotherapy; charities raise money for research; phrases: childhood leukaemia.

examples

• My cousin had leukaemia and got better after treatment. tree →
• Leukaemia affects the white blood cells. tree →
• Doctors treat leukaemia with medicines called chemotherapy. tree →
• Our school raised money for leukaemia research. tree →
• You cannot catch leukaemia from someone. tree →

note

UK spelling «leukaemia»; US «leukemia». Say it «loo-KEE-mee-uh». Uncountable. Myth trap: it is not contagious. Many children with leukaemia today are cured.

In the corpora

• In Birmingham, Precious's brother has leukaemia, a blood cancer, and is in hospital for months.
• Leukaemia is a kind of blood cancer; it cannot be caught from another person.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «leukaemia» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.