leukaemia
Meaningwhite blood
Common meaning: a blood cancer
- leukwhiteLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 470 · scan
- aemiablood condition (Greek haima)
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Greek λευκός ‘white’.
Roots
- λευκός Greek “white”
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