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Term | Myelogenous |
Short definition | myelodysplastic syndrome - (pronounced) (MY-eh-loh-dis-PLAS-tik SIN-drome) A type of cancer in which the bone marrow does not make enough healthy blood cells (white blood cells, red blood cells and platelets) and there are abnormal cells in the blood and/or bone marrow. When there are fewer healthy blood cells, infection, anemia, or bleeding can occur. |
Type | Cancer terms |
Specialty | Oncology |
Language | English |
Source | NCI |
Comments |
myelogenous - (pronounced) (MY-eh-LAH-jeh-nus) Related to, made by, or similar to bone marrow. Sometimes used as a synonym for myeloid; for example, acute myeloid leukemia and acute myeloid leukemia are the same disease
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