1. malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer; [syn: leukemia, leukaemia, leucaemia, cancer of the blood]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
cancer of the blood
n 1: malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized
by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four
major types of cancer [syn: leukemia, leukaemia,
leucaemia, cancer of the blood]