leu ‧ ke ‧ mi ‧ a BrE AmE ( also leukaemia British English ) /luːˈkiːmiə/ noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: Greek ; Origin: leukos 'white' + -aimia (from haima 'blood' ) ]
a type of ↑ cancer of the blood, that causes weakness and sometimes death