Yes leukemia is a Greek word deriving from the greek words lefko ema (white blood).
Greek
Greek. Essentially, "white blood".
The Greek word for white is "aspro". Old Greek word (but still in use ) for white is ''lefko'' or ''leuko'', as in ''leukemia'', which means ''white blood''.
The word leukemia comes from the Greek: White Blood Leukemias are the result of an abnormal development of leukocytes (white blood cells) and their precursors. Leukemia cells look different than normal cells and do not function properly.
The word "leukemia" is derived from the Greek words "leukos," meaning "white," and "haima," meaning "blood." Thus, leukemia translates to "white blood," which refers to the abnormal increase of white blood cells in the bloodstream associated with this type of cancer. The term reflects the characteristic features of the disease, including the presence of large numbers of immature white blood cells.
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Leukemia
Example sentence - The diagnosis was leukemia.
noun
Yes, it is a noun
The word leukemia comes from Latin as a combination of two words: leuk- which means white. -aemia which means blood So, the word leukemia literally means "whitening of blood", indicating the presence of tremendous numbers of white blood cells in the blood.
Leukemia was named in 1845. The name refers to the fact that it generally affects white blood cells, and comes from the Greek leukos ("white"), and haima, ("blood")