{ ‖Leu′co‐cy‐thæ″mi‐a‖Leu′co‐cy‐the″mi‐a } (lū′kō̍‐sī̍‐thē″mĭ‐ȧ), n. [NL., fr. Gr. λευκόσ white + κύτοσ a hollow vessel + αἱ̑μα blood.] (Med.) A disease in which the white corpuscles of the blood are largely increased in number, and there is enlargement of the spleen, or the lymphatic glands; leuchæmia.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.