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myeloid

adjective

my·​e·​loid ˈmī-ə-ˌlȯid How to pronounce myeloid (audio)
: of, relating to, or resembling bone marrow

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The diagnosis was acute myeloid leukemia, with a rare mutation called Inversion 3. Tatiana Schlossberg, New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2025 Rachel-Elizabeth Hewitt and Kevin Aggett's youngest daughter, Melody, was rushed to Southampton General Hospital in Hampshire, England on April 10, after she was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025 Our structural nanomedicine preferentially seeks out the myeloid cells. Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025 Memorial Sloan Kettering is also working on an off-the-shelf vaccine that targets a gene mutation found in 95% of people with acute myeloid leukemia. Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for myeloid

Word History

Etymology

Greek myelós "bone marrow" + -oid entry 2 — more at myelo-

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of myeloid was in 1853

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“Myeloid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/myeloid. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

Medical Definition

myeloid

adjective
my·​e·​loid ˈmī-ə-ˌlȯid How to pronounce myeloid (audio)
1
: of or relating to the spinal cord
2
: of, relating to, or resembling bone marrow
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