Erythroid dysplasia
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| Erythroid dysplasia | |
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| Term | Erythroid dysplasia |
| Short definition | erythroid dysplasia (eh-RITH-royd dis-PLAY-zhuh) A condition in which immature red blood cells (erythroid cells) in the bone marrow are abnormal in size, shape, organization, and/or number . Erythroid dysplasia can be caused by vitamin deficiencies or chemotherapy, or it can be a sign of refractory anemia, which is a myelodysplastic syndrome. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
erythroid dysplasia - (pronounced) (eh-RITH-royd dis-PLAY-zhuh) A condition in which immature red blood cells (erythroid cells) in the bone marrow are abnormal in size, shape, organization, and/or number . Erythroid dysplasia can be caused by vitamin deficiencies or chemotherapy, or it can be a sign of refractory anemia, which is a myelodysplastic syndrome. Also called erythrodysplasia
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