chronic lymphocytic leukemia
- chronic lymphocytic leukemia
chronic lymphocytic leukemia n lymphocytic leukemia that is marked by an abnormal increase in the number of mature lymphocytes and esp. B cells, that is characterized by slow onset and progression of symptoms which include anemia, pallor, fatigue, appetite loss, granulocytopenia, thrombocytopenia, hypogammaglobulinemia, and enlargement of the lymph nodes, liver, and spleen, and that occurs esp. in older adults
abbr. CLL compare ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA
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(CLL) chronic leukemia of the lymphocytic type, a common form mainly seen in the elderly; symptoms include lymphadenopathy, fatigue, renal involvement, and pulmonary leukemic infiltrates. Circulating malignant cells are usually differentiated B lymphocytes; a minority of cases have mixed T and B lymphocytes or entirely T lymphocytes.
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Chronic lymphocytic leukemia — Infobox Disease Name = Chronic lymphocytic leukemia Caption = Peripheral blood smear showing CLL cells DiseasesDB = 2641 ICD10 = ICD10|C|91|1|c|81 ICD9 = ICD9|204.9 ICDO = 9823/3 | OMIM = MedlinePlus = 000532 eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic =… … Wikipedia
chronic lymphocytic leukemia — noun chronic leukemia characterized by lymphoblast like cells; more common in older men • Hypernyms: ↑chronic leukemia * * * noun : lymphocytic leukemia that is marked by an abnormal increase in the number of mature lymphocytes and especially B… … Useful english dictionary
chronic lymphocytic leukemia — CLL. A slow growing type of leukemia (blood cancer) in which too many lymphoblasts (immature white blood cells) are found in the blood and bone marrow. Also called chronic lymphoblastic leukemia and CLL … English dictionary of cancer terms
B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia — B cell CLL redirects here. For the gene family, see B cell CLL/lymphoma. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia Classification and external resources Peripheral blood smear showing CLL cells ICD 10 … Wikipedia
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) — The most common form of leukemia in adults, CLL is a malignant disease in which there are too many infection fighting white blood cells called lymphocytes. In CLL, the developing lymphocytes do not mature correctly and too many are made. The… … Medical dictionary
chronic lymphoblastic leukemia — CLL. A slow growing type of leukemia (blood cancer) in which too many lymphoblasts (immature white blood cells) are found in the blood and bone marrow. Also called chronic lymphocytic leukemia and CLL … English dictionary of cancer terms
lymphocytic leukemia — n leukemia of either of two types marked by an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells (as lymphocytes) which accumulate in bone marrow, lymphoid tissue (as of the lymph nodes and spleen), and circulating blood called also lymphatic… … Medical dictionary
stage 0 chronic lymphocytic leukemia — There are too many lymphocytes in the blood, but there are no other symptoms of leukemia. Stage 0 is indolent (slow growing) … English dictionary of cancer terms
stage I chronic lymphocytic leukemia — There are too many lymphocytes in the blood and the lymph nodes are larger than normal … English dictionary of cancer terms
stage II chronic lymphocytic leukemia — There are too many lymphocytes in the blood, the liver or spleen is larger than normal, and the lymph nodes may be larger than normal … English dictionary of cancer terms
