Term Name:	acute leukemia
Synonyms:	Stem cell leukaemia, Stem cell Leukemia
Definition:	A lymphoid leukemia that occurs when a hematopoietic stem cell undergoes malignant transformation into a primitive, undifferentiated cell with abnormal longevity producing large numbers of white blood cells to be produced and enter the blood stream.
Ontology:	Human Disease [DOID:12603]   ( DOID:12603 )