chronic myelogenous leukemia
noun
variants
also chronic myeloid leukemia
or chronic myelocytic leukemia
: myelogenous leukemia that is marked by an abnormal increase in mature and immature granulocytes (as neutrophils, eosinophils, and myelocytes) especially in bone marrow and blood, that is characterized by fatigue, weakness, loss of appetite, spleen and liver enlargement, anemia, thrombocytopenia, and ultimately a dangerous increase in blast cells and especially myeloblasts and lymphoblasts, that occurs especially in adults, and that is associated with the presence of the Philadelphia chromosome
—abbreviation CML
called also chronic granulocytic leukemia
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chronic myelogenous leukemia
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“Chronic myelogenous leukemia.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/chronic%20myelogenous%20leukemia. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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