acute lymphoblastic leukemia
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- noun
- /əˈkjut ˌlɪmfoʊˈblæstɪk luˈkɪmiə/
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leucemia linfoblástica aguda
- That's the case with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and that's where CAR T cell therapy is kicking butt.
- diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia
- patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia
- children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Examples
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Her daughter Chelsea learned when she was 12 that she had acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a cancer affecting the blood and bone marrow.
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The second PHN patient was a man affected by acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated with steroids and vinca alkaloids.
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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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Acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
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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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In the 1950s, Boston pathologist Sidney Farber used another chemical compound to treat children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
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Beckett was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia when he was 3 years old, which is a common childhood cancer.
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The most common form of childhood cancer is acute lymphoblastic leukemia, which affects thousands of children every year.
Synonyms
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A cancer of the blood where many young white blood cells grow and do not work properly
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A fast-developing blood cancer where immature white blood cells build up, often in children
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Surface Forms
Morphology
acute + lymphoblastic + leukemia
The phrase is compositionally built from 'acute' (sudden/severe) + 'lymphoblastic' (relating to immature lymphoid white blood cells) + 'leukemia' (blood cancer), so its meaning — a rapidly developing leukemia involving immature lymphoid cells — is directly derivable from the parts. Although technical vocabulary may be unfamiliar, the modifier–head structure is transparent and common in medical terminology and across languages, so a learner who knows the constituents can infer the overall meaning.
Etymology
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia comes from three parts: acute meaning 'quick or sudden', lymphoblastic meaning 'young white blood cells', and leukemia meaning 'blood cancer'. So the name helps you remember it is a fast-growing cancer of immature white blood cells in the blood and immune system, often seen in children.