leukemia

/luˈkiːmiə/

Syllables leu·ke·mi·a

Stress leu-KE-mi-a

Phonics Breakdown

leu

/luː/

ew/ue sound

ke

/kiː/

magic e

mi

/miː/

long i (i_e)

a

/ə/

schwa

Meaning

a type of cancer that affects the blood and bone marrow

Sound Reference

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leu=/luː/(blue) + ke=/kiː/(key) + mi=/miː/(me) + a=/ə/(about)

Example

Leukemia is often treated with chemotherapy.