Chronic lymphocytic leukemia

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-001743",
  "term": "Chronic lymphocytic leukemia",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "An indolent (slow-growing) cancer in which too many immature lymphocytes (white blood cells) are found mostly in the blood and bone marrow. Sometimes, in later stages of the disease, cancer cells are found in the lymph nodes and the disease is called small lymphocytic lymphoma. Also called CLL.",
  "synonyms": [
    "CLL"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/chronic-lymphocytic-leukemia/"
}