ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does acute lymphocytic leukemia mean? 

• ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA (noun)
  The noun ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA has 1 sense:

1. acute leukemia characterized by proliferation of immature lymphoblast-like cells in bone marrow, lymph nodes, spleen, and blood; most common in children

  Familiarity information: ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA (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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

acute lymphoblastic leukemia; acute lymphocytic leukemia

Hypernyms ("acute lymphocytic leukemia" is a kind of...):

acute leukemia (rapidly progressing leukemia)

 Context examples 

This rearrangement is associated with acute lymphocytic leukemia and other leukemia types.

(MLL/AFF1 Fusion Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

This rearrangement is associated with T-cell acute lymphocytic leukemia.

(NUP98/RAP1GDS1 Fusion Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

Bone marrow cells that contain the Philadelphia chromosome are often found in chronic myelogenous leukemia and sometimes found in acute lymphocytic leukemia.

(Philadelphia chromosome, NCI Dictionary)

The PIM1 gene is overexpressed in hematopoietic malignancies such as chronic myeloid leukemia and acute lymphocytic leukemia.

(PIM1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

CD7 gene is the most reliable clinical marker of T-cell acute lymphocytic leukemia.

(CD7 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene plays a role in T-cell interactions and is a clinical marker for T-cell acute lymphocytic leukemia.

(CD7 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

In acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), also called acute lymphoblastic leukemia, there are too many of specific types of white blood cells called lymphocytes or lymphoblasts.

(Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia, NIH: National Cancer Institute)

Also called acute lymphoblastic leukemia and acute lymphocytic leukemia.

(ALL, NCI Dictionary)

Also called B-cell acute lymphocytic leukemia and precursor B-lymphoblastic leukemia.

(B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, NCI Dictionary)

This gene is involved in mediating the adhesion between B cells and is a molecular marker for B-cell precursor acute lymphocytic leukemia.

(CD22 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)