Preferred Label : leukemia;
Definition : A progressive, malignant disease of the blood-forming organs, characterized by distorted
proliferation and development of leukocytes and their precursors in the blood and
bone marrow. It is classified according to degree of cell differentiation as acute
or chronic, and according to predominant type of cell involved as myelogenous or lymphocytic.
(Dorland, 28th ed) [MeSH];
UMLS CUI (RADLEX) : C0023418;
Origin ID : RID3863;
UMLS CUI : C0023418;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- leukemia [Blood Transfusion thesaurus concept]
Semantic type(s)
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
A progressive, malignant disease of the blood-forming organs, characterized by distorted
proliferation and development of leukocytes and their precursors in the blood and
bone marrow. It is classified according to degree of cell differentiation as acute
or chronic, and according to predominant type of cell involved as myelogenous or lymphocytic.
(Dorland, 28th ed) [MeSH]