acute leukemia

Acute leukemia may refer to:Acute myelogenous leukemiaAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaBlast crisis of chronic myelogenous leukemiaNote that in many countries, the word is usually spelt leukaemia.
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Acute leukemia Hematology A rapidly progressive malignancy of sudden onset, characterized by an uncontrolled 'clonal' proliferation of immature WBCs [more]Acute leukemia - Community and Resources

Noun
1. rapidly progressing leukemia
(hypernym) leukemia, leukaemia, leucaemia, cancer of the blood
(hyponym) acute lymphocytic leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Cancer of the blood cells (leukemia) that characteristically comes on abruptly and (if not treated) progresses rapidly.

A rapidly progressing cancer that starts in blood-forming tissue such as the bone marrow, and causes large numbers of white blood cells to be produced and enter the blood stream.