chronic lymphocytic leukemia

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   chronic leukemia characterized by lymphoblast-like cells; more common in older men

   Broaderchronic leukemia

Questions about chronic lymphocytic leukemia

What does chronic lymphocytic leukemia mean?

chronic lymphocytic leukemia means "chronic leukemia characterized by lymphoblast-like cells; more common in older men".

Is chronic lymphocytic leukemia a common word?

chronic lymphocytic leukemia is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.