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Its an abnormal increase in number of white bllo cells.

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How do you spell luckimea?

It seems like you might be referring to the word "leukemia," which is a type of cancer that affects the blood and bone marrow.


Why is a bone marrow transplant used as a treatment for leukemia?

Leukemia can be a bone marrow or blood cancer. Bone marrow makes white blood cells, and if it did not function properly, it would cause the red blood cells to increase, decrease, or not function. Replacing bone marrow means that the new marrow would take over the job of making red blood cells and fix the problem.


What disease occurs when there is an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells which results in fewer red blood cells carrying oxygen to body tissues?

Leukemia is the name of the disease described.


What is the opposite of leukemia?

Thalassemia - which affect the red blood cells as oppose to white blood cells in leukemia.


What happens if that person has leukemia?

Uncontrolled and undesired Increase in number of White blood cells at the cost of RBCs


What is the medical term meaning excessive uncontrolled increase in immature white blood cells?

LeukemiaLeukemiaLeukemia.Leukemia.Leukemia


What is the other name for leukemia?

Second name for the leukemia is blood cancer or bone marrow cancer characterized by abnormal increase in blood cells usually leukocytes.


Are basophils red blood cells that increase in response to an allergic reaction?

No they decrease.


Disease that refers to white blood cells?

Leukemia, the prefix "leuke" means white blood,Leukemia is when you haev to many white blood cells.


What does Leukemia do to white blood cells Anddd How do white blood cells function in the body?

leukemia affects your white blood cells by killing the and your body cant make enough blood cells to fight infections


What is the disease called in which white blood cells are produced in great numbers?

Leukemia is the condition of overproduction of WBC .It is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow and is characterized by an abnormal increase of blood cells, usually white blood cells (leukocytes gets the name from leuco(colorless or white )cytes (cells)


Does leukemia occur as a result of an excess or lack of white blood cells?

An excess of white blood cells can be an indicator of the presence of Leukemia.