Myelodysplastic syndrome
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| Myelodysplastic syndrome | |
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| Term | Myelodysplastic syndrome |
| 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 | |
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. Sometimes myelodysplastic syndrome becomes acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Also called MDS
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