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leukaemia vs monocytic leukaemia

monocytic leukaemia vs leukaemia

leukaemia and monocytic leukaemia both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
leukaemia Yes No No No
monocytic leukaemia Yes No No No
As nouns, monocytic leukaemia is a hyponym of leukaemia; that is, monocytic leukaemia is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than leukaemia:
  • leukaemia: malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer
  • monocytic leukaemia: leukemia characterized by the proliferation of monocytes and monoblasts in the blood
leukaemia (noun) monocytic leukaemia (noun)
malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer leukemia characterized by the proliferation of monocytes and monoblasts in the blood
Difference between leukaemia and monocytic leukaemia

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