lymphoblastic
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- adjective
- /ˌlɪmfoʊˈblæstɪk/
- Specialized
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linfoblástico
- Maintenance chemotherapy with 6-mercaptopurine and methotrexate, widely believed to be an essential contribution to the high cure rates achieved in children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), is thought to work by killing the leukaemia cells that remain after intensive chemotherapy.
- lymphoblastic leukemia
- acute lymphoblastic
Examples
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Christian was diagnosed with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia in August 2012 and will be receiving chemotherapy and some radiation.
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Of the 5 children, 3 were infants of low birthweight, 1 neonate had late onset sepsis, and one 10-year-old child had acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Academic text (2013) -
Do you know what acute lymphoblastic leukemia is?
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I have acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
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She passed away from acute lymphoblastic leukemia five years ago.
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In early May, just before his 30th birthday, Schwarz was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
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Cure of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is one of the most impressive accomplishments of modern cancer chemotherapy.
Academic text (1992) -
In the 1950s, Boston pathologist Sidney Farber used another chemical compound to treat children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
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Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is usually detected in children, with a peak age range of 3-5 years, and osteosarcomas are more common in teenagers (more prevalent in males).
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Acute lymphoblastic leukemia affects many children and requires intensive treatment.
Synonyms
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Relating to white blood cells that help the body fight infection
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Relating to body tissue that helps the body fight infection, like the tonsils
Having the appearance of a young white blood cell with a large center
Compounds
- Specialized
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A fast cancer of the blood in which the body makes many immature white blood cells often in children
- Specialized
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A cancer of the blood where many young white blood cells grow and do not work properly
Surface Forms
Morphology
lymphoblastic = lymphoblast (transparent) = lymph + blast + ic
Standard adjectival formation from the noun 'lymphoblast' using '-ic' yields 'relating to lymphoblasts', a directly derived medical adjective.
Etymology
Lymphoblastic comes from lympho-, the body fluid 'lymph', and -blast, a word part that means a 'young' or 'immature' cell. So lymphoblastic describes tissue with many immature lymph cells, which is why doctors use it when they talk about certain fast-growing blood cancers.