Definition of "leukemic" []

• Relating to leukemia. (adjective)

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• "Sloan-Kettering Institute 6-mercaptopurine was tried in leukemic patients who were resistant to methotrexate."
• "Dr. Grupp and colleagues have identified molecules on the surface of the inside of leukemic cells that are potential targets for vaccine therapy."
• "This is true for genetic diseases and for some patients who develop leukemia, as the same chromosomal abnormalities have been in cord blood as in the leukemic cells that later appear in the child."