LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lymphocytic leukemia mean? 

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

1. leukemia characterized by enlargement of lymphoid tissues and lymphocytic cells in the circulating blood

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Leukemia characterized by enlargement of lymphoid tissues and lymphocytic cells in the circulating blood

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

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

cancer of the blood; leucaemia; leukaemia; leukemia (malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lymphocytic leukemia"):

lymphoblastic leukemia (a form of lymphocytic leukemia in which the abnormal cells in the circulating blood are almost totally lymphoblasts)

 Context examples 

In chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), there are too many lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell.

(Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, NIH: National Cancer Institute)

Also called acute lymphocytic leukemia and ALL.

(Acute lymphoblastic leukemia, NCI Dictionary)

A chemotherapy combination used to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).

(Chlorambucil-prednisone, NCI Dictionary)

Expression of this antigen is associated with Hodgkin disease, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

(CD15 Antigen, NCI Thesaurus)

This rearrangement may be associated with B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

(CCND1/FSTL3 Fusion Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia up-regulated protein 1 (121 aa, ~14 kDa) is encoded by the human CLLU1 gene.

(Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Up-Regulated Protein 1, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene is involved in the regulation of gene expression and plays a role in the development of glioma, plasma cell myeloma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

(MIR181B1 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

A regimen consisting of pentostatin and cyclophosphamide used for the treatment of relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).

(PC regimen, NCI Thesaurus)

Most patients present with slowly progressive chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).

(Mu Heavy Chain Disease, NCI Thesaurus)

A monoclonal expansion of B-lymphocytes with or without the characteristic immunophenotype of chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

(monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis, NCI Thesaurus)