myelogenous leukemia

Definition of myelogenous leukemia

: 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

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Recent Examples on the Web One of the early beneficiaries of these affirmative action policies was a black woman, one of six siblings born to a single mother and raised in poverty and who died when only 47 years old from acute myelogenous leukemia. — Uche Blackstock, Twin Cities, "Uche Blackstock: Mother, daughters, doctors. Affirmative action at Harvard makes a generational ripple in improving black health care," 28 Nov. 2019 Druker’s research led to Gleevec, which treats chronic myelogenous leukemia. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Once shelved as too risky, blood cancer drug discovered in San Diego gets FDA approval," 19 Aug. 2019

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“Myelogenous leukemia.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/myelogenous%20leukemia. Accessed 13 December 2019.

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myelogenous leukemia

noun