What is the scientific name for leukemia?

Answer 1

Leukaemia is the scientific name of the condition. The non-scientific name is simply "cancer".


There are four types of leukaemia.

• Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. This is the most common that occurs in children.
  
• Acute myelogenous leukaemia. This is most common in adults rather than children.
• Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. Mostly common in over 55's. Can occur in younger adults. Extremely rare in children.
• Chronic myelogenous leukaemia. Mostly occurs in adults. Rare for children to get this.
  

Answer 2

There is no other name for this disease. It isn't a bacteria or a virus. The term means white (luek-) blood (-emia). When a person looks under a microscope at a slide with normal blood on it, they will see mostly red blood cells (RBCs) and 1-3 white blood cells (WBCs), motly lymphocytes. In a person with leukemia, the slide would show a tremendous number of WBCs. Because of this, a patient would have problems with transporting oxygen to the cells in the body and he would feel as if he couldn't breathe.
Common reasons for a high lymphocyte count include infections, autoimmune disorders that cause chronic inflammation and cancer of the lymphatic system or blood. Some specific illnesses include whooping cough, vasculitis, tuberculosis, viral infections, multiple myeloma, mononucleosis, HIV/AIDS, cytomegalovirus infection, chronic lymphocytic leukemia and acute lymphocytic leukemia

Answer 3

The scientific name for leukemia is "leukemia." Leukemia is a type of cancer that affects the blood and bone marrow, causing the body to produce abnormal white blood cells.

Answer 4

osteosarcoma

Answer 5

Leukemia

Answer 6

Osteosarcoma