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Which Is the Correct Breakdown and Translation of the Abbreviation

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Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the abbreviation ALL?

A) acute (persistent, long-lasting) + lympho (lymph) + blast (immature) + ic (pertaining to) + leuk (red) + emia (blood condition) = slowly developing cancer of the red blood cells characterized by the overproduction of immature red blood cells (lymphoblasts)
B) acute (persistent, long-lasting) + lympho (lymph) + blast (immature) + ic (pertaining to) + leuk (white) + emia (blood condition) = slowly developing cancer of the white blood cells characterized by the overproduction of immature white blood cells (lymphoblasts)
C) acute (sudden or severe) + lympho (lymph) + blast (immature) + ic (pertaining to) + leuk (red) + emia (blood condition) = sudden onset of a cancer of the red blood cells characterized by the overproduction of immature red blood cells (lymphoblasts)
D) acute (sudden or severe) + lympho (lymph) + blast (immature) + ic (pertaining to) + leuk (white) + emia (blood condition) = sudden onset of a cancer of the white blood cells characterized by the overproduction of immature white blood cells (lymphoblasts)

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