See Also: acute lymphoblastic leukaemia(medicine)
common acute lymphoblastic leukaemia(medicine)
lymphoblastic leukaemia(medicine)
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia(health)
ALL (acute lymphoblastic leukemia)(health)
Acute leukaemia(medicine)
Acute myeloid leukaemia(medicine)
acute myeloblastic leukaemia(medicine)
leukaemia, megakaryocytic, acute(medicine)
leukaemia, myelocytic, acute(medicine)

acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (medicine)


acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
<haematology> A rapidly progressing cancer of the blood affecting the type of white blood cell known as lymphocytes. Approximately 650 new cases are diagnosed every year in the UK and it is the most common form of childhood leukaemia.

Acronym: ALL

Origin: Gr. Haima = blood