# leukemia
## English
### Alternative forms

* leucaemia
* leucemia
* leukaemia (UK)
* leucæmia, leuchaemia, leuchemia, leukæmia, leuchæmia, leukhæmia (archaic)

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /luːˈkiːmi.ə/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)

### Noun

leukemia (countable and uncountable, plural leukemias)
* (oncology, pathology) 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.

#### Derived terms

* acute lymphoblastic leukemia
* bovine leukemia
* chronic myeloid leukemia
* lymphoblastic leukemia

#### Translations

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## Finnish
### Etymology

Internationalism (see German Leukämie).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈleu̯kemiɑ/, [ˈle̞u̯k̟e̞ˌmiɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -iɑ
* Hyphenation: leu‧ke‧mia

### Noun

leukemia
* leukemia

#### Declension

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 leukemiaini $^{rare}$
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 leukemiaisi $^{rare}$
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 leukemiaimme $^{rare}$
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 leukemiainne $^{rare}$
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 leukemiainsa $^{rare}$
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 :

#### Derived terms

* leukemiapotilas

### Further reading

* “leukemia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02