Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leukemic

/luːˈkiːmɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.83 in modern English

Syllables: leukemic
IPA: /luːˈkiːmɪk/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to leukemia

noun

A person who has leukemia.

Etymology

Etymology tree English leukemia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English leukemic From leukemia + -ic.

Inflected Forms

leukemics (plural)

Derived Forms

antileukemic erythroleukemic myeloleukemic nonleukemic preleukemic

Rhymes With

systemic ischemic anemic polemic epistemic glycemic phonemic anaemic racemic ischaemic uremic hypovolemic

Questions

How do you pronounce leukemic?: The recorded pronunciation is /luːˈkiːmɪk/.
What does leukemic mean?: Relating to leukemia
Where does leukemic come from?: Etymology tree English leukemia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English leukemic From leukemia + -ic.

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