| NOUN | state | myelocytic leukemia, granulocytic 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 | granulocytic 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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