Neoplastic Process
Myeloid Leukemia
my·e·loid leu·ke·mi·a [ mahy-uh-loid loo-kee-mee-uh ]
Subclass of:
leukemia
Definitions related to myeloid leukemia:
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(leukemia, granulocytic, malignant) A progressive, proliferative disease of blood cells, originating from immature granulocytes.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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A clonal proliferation of myeloid cells and their precursors in the bone marrow, peripheral blood, and spleen. When the proliferating cells are immature myeloid cells and myeloblasts, it is called acute myeloid leukemia. When the proliferating myeloid cells are neutrophils, it is called chronic myelogenous leukemia.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A leukemia that originates from a myeloid cell, that is the blood forming cells of the bone marrow.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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(leukemia, myeloid) Form of leukemia characterized by an uncontrolled proliferation of the myeloid lineage and their precursors (MYELOID PROGENITOR CELLS) in the bone marrow and other sites.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(myelogenous leukemia) Leukemia characterized by an uncontrolled proliferation of the myeloid lineage and their precursors in the bone marrow and other sites.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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