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ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Acute leukemia characterized by proliferation of immature lymphoblast-like cells in bone marrow, lymph nodes, spleen, and blood; most common in children
Synonyms:
acute lymphoblastic leukemia; acute lymphocytic leukemia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("acute lymphocytic leukemia" is a kind of...):
acute leukemia (rapidly progressing leukemia)
Context examples:
Also called acute lymphocytic leukemia and ALL.
(Acute lymphoblastic leukemia, NCI Dictionary)
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