how to pronounce leukemia

/luˈkiːmiːə/

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leukemia is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of leukemia in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… researchers say leukemia brain tumors …”

meanings of leukemia

noun:

Any specific form or type of cancer of the blood-forming tissues.
A type of malignancy affecting the blood cells or blood-forming tissues.

leukemia frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word leukemia occurs in english on average 1.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.