Definition of Acute leukemia
Acute leukemia: Cancer of
the white blood cells (leukemia) that characteristically comes on abruptly and,
if not treated, progresses rapidly. The two major types of acute leukemia are acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and acute myelocytic leukemia (AML).
Last Editorial Review: 4/13/2003Common Misspellings: acute leukaemia, acute lukemeya, acute lukemia, acute luekemia, acute leukimia
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