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GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA

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GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA (noun)
  The noun GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA has 1 sense:

1. a malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; marked by proliferation of myelocytes and their presence in the blood

  Familiarity information: GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA (noun)


Sense 1granulocytic leukemia [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

A malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; marked by proliferation of myelocytes and their presence in the blood

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

granulocytic leukemia; myelocytic leukemia

Hypernyms ("granulocytic leukemia" is a kind of...):

cancer of the blood; leucaemia; leukaemia; leukemia (malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "granulocytic leukemia"):

acute myelocytic leukemia; acute myeloid leukemia (acute leukemia characterized by proliferation of granular leukocytes; most common in adolescents and young adults)

chronic myelocytic leukemia; myeloid leukemia (chronic leukemia characterized by granular leukocytes; more common in older people)


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