NOUN | state | granulocytic leukemia, myelocytic leukemia | a malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues |
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Meaning | A malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; marked by proliferation of myelocytes and their presence in the blood. | |
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Synonym | myelocytic leukemia | |
Narrower | acute myelocytic leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia | acute leukemia characterized by proliferation of granular leukocytes |
chronic myelocytic leukemia, myeloid leukemia | chronic leukemia characterized by granular leukocytes | |
Broader | leukemia, leukaemia, leucaemia, cancer of the blood | malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues |
Spanish | leucemia granulocítica |
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