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leukæmic
leuˈkæmic, a. and n. [f. leukæmia + -ic.] A. adj. Affected with or characterized by leukæmia; characteristic of or resembling leukæmia; spec. marked by an increased number of leucocytes in the blood.1876 Clinical Soc. Trans. IX. 83 On finding the leuchæmic state of the blood I gave him phosphorus. 1...
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aleukæmic
aleukæmic, a. Path. (æl(j)uːˈkiːmɪk, eɪ-) Also -emic. [f. a- 14 + leukæmic a.] Not characterized by a high white-cell count; esp. in aleukæmic leukæmia.1904 A. Stengel in Amer. Jrnl. Med. Sci. CXXVIII. 524 Some authorities regarded the latter [sc. splenic anæmia] as an aleukæmic variety of splenic l...
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Luis (letter)
Its Proto-Indo-European root was either *leuk- 'to shine' or *leudh- 'to grow'. Its phonetic value is [l]. The associated verse is : lí súla "lustre of eye" (from the Bríatharogam Morann mic Moín).
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leucosis
‖ leucosis (l(j)uːˈkəʊsɪs) Pl. leucoses. [a. Gr. λεύκωσις, f. λευκοῦν to make white, f. λευκός white.] a. Pallor, whiteness (Syd. Soc. Lex. 1888). b. The process of becoming an albino; the condition of an albino. c. The formation of leucoma (Syd. Soc. Lex.).1706 Phillips (ed. Kersey), Leucosis, a wh...
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Cancer cell
If a cell is under stress, turning into tumors, or infected, molecules including MIC-A and MIC-B are produced so that they can attach to the surface of Virchow correctly identified the condition as blood disease, and named it leukämie in 1847 (later anglicised to leukemia).
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leucocythæmia
‖ leucocythæmia Path. (ˈl(j)uːkəʊsɪˈθiːmɪə) Also leucocythemia. [f. leuco- + Gr. κύτος -cyte + αἷµα blood.] J. H. Bennett's name for leukæmia.1852 J. H. Bennett (title) Leucocythæmia or White Cell⁓blood in Relation to the Physiology and Pathology of the Lymphatic Glandular System. 1885 Woodhead Prac...
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viræmia
viræmia Med. (vaɪˈriːmɪə) Also (U.S.) viremia. [f. virus + -æmia, after anæmia, leukæmia, etc.] The condition in which viruses are present in the bloodstream. Hence viˈræmic a.1947 Dorland & Miller Med. Dict. (ed. 21) 1619/1 Viremia. 1954 Jrnl. Pediatrics XLIV. 20/1 Little is known about the presenc...
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White blood cell
It is derived from the Greek roots leuk- meaning "white" and cyt- meaning "cell". Decreased expression of MHC class I and up-regulation of MIC-A can happen when cells are infected by a virus or become cancerous.
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erythræmia
erythræmia Path. (ɛrɪˈθriːmɪə) Also erythremia. [mod.L., ad. G. erythrämie (W. Türk 1904, in Wiener klin. Wochenschr. 18 Feb. 192/1), f. Gr. ἐρυθρός red + αἷµα blood.] An excess of red cells in the blood; any disease so characterized, esp. polycythæmia vera.[1860 Mayne Expos. Lex. Add. 1493/1 Erythr...
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erythro-
erythro- (ɛˈrɪθrəʊ-) (before a vowel eˈrythr-), combining form of Gr. ἐρυθρό-ς red, in several compounds occurring in Chemistry, with a few in Mineralogy, etc. eˈrythro-benˈzene (see quot.). eˈrythroblast [G. (M. Löwit 1886, in Sitzungsber. d. Akad. d. Wissenschaften in Wien 3rd Ser. XCII. 56)], any...
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blast
▪ I. blast, n.1 (blɑːst, -æ-) Forms: 1–3 blǽst, 3– blast, 4 blest, 6 (Douglas) blist, 4–6 blaste. [Com. Teut.: OE. blǽst str. masc. = OHG. blâst, ON. blǫ́str:—OTeut. *blæ̂s-tu-z str. m.; f. OTeut. *blæ̂san, (Goth. -blêsan, ON. blása, WGer. blâsan) to blow: see blaze v.2 Cf. L. flā-tu-s. (The origina...
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poly-
poly- (pɒlɪ) repr. Gr. πολυ-, combining form of πολύς, πολύ, much, in pl., πολλοί, -αί, ά many, forming the first element in a large number of words, mostly scientific or technical. The second element of such compounds is properly of Greek origin, but in recent formations is often of Latin; occasion...
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white
▪ I. white, n.1 (hwaɪt) Forms: see white a. [Various absolute uses of white a. Cf. L. album, F. blanc blank n.] 1. The translucent viscous fluid surrounding the yolk of an egg, which becomes white when coagulated; = albumen 1. Usually in full, the white of an egg (or, as a substance, white or the wh...
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light
▪ I. light, n. (laɪt) Forms: 1–2 léoht, 1 l{iacu}oht, Anglian lē̆ht, 2–3 leocht, 2–5 liht, (4 lyht), 3–4 lict, lit(t, lijt, 3–5 liȝt(e, lyȝt, (liȝht, lyȝhte, lyȝght), lith, 4 lyth(e, 4–6 lyght(e, (5 lyghth, 6 lyghtt), Sc. lycht, (4 lyicht), 4, 6 lyte, (4 ? leyt, 6 lytt), 5 leght, 2–3, 4– Sc. licht, ...
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