myelogenous leukemia

noun

: leukemia characterized by proliferation of myeloid tissue (as of the bone marrow and spleen) and an abnormal increase in the number of granulocytes, myelocytes, and myeloblasts in the circulating blood

called also myelocytic leukemia, myeloid leukemia

Examples of myelogenous leukemia in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In 2023, Reubens died of respiratory failure at age 70 after a private six-year battle with acute myelogenous leukemia and metastatic lung cancer. — Huntley Woods, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026

Seba, who doctors determined had acute myelogenous leukemia, spent the next five months in the hospital undergoing five rounds of chemo. — Lisa Hughes, CBS News, 31 July 2026

The event raised $3 million for cancer research and was held in honor of Gabrielle Rich Aouad, the late daughter of songwriter and foundation co-founder Denise Rich, who passed away from acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) at 27 years old. — Caché McClay, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025

Credit that to plunging sales of Revlimid and other drugs such as Abraxane (to treat a variety of cancers) and Sprycel (to treat chronic myelogenous leukemia). — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for myelogenous leukemia

• hyperlipidemia
• hyperuricemia
• hypomagnesemia
• hypophosphatemia
• academia
• azotemia
• bacteremia
• hyperaemia
• hyperemia
• hypoxemia
• septicaemia
• septicemia

Medical Definition

myelogenous leukemia

noun

: leukemia characterized by proliferation of myeloid tissue (as of the bone marrow and spleen) and an abnormal increase in the number of granulocytes, myelocytes, and myeloblasts in the circulating blood

called also granulocytic leukemia, myeloblastic leukemia, myelocytic leukemia, myeloid leukemia

see acute myelogenous leukemia, acute nonlymphocytic leukemia, chronic myelogenous leukemia