myelogenous

adjective

my·​e·​log·​e·​nous ˌmī-ə-ˈlä-jə-nəs How to pronounce myelogenous (audio)
: of, relating to, originating in, or produced by the bone marrow
myelogenous sarcoma

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Craig Thompson, the president and CEO of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, recently launched Agios Pharmaceuticals, which is testing drugs against a mutant enzyme that drives metabolism in acute myelogenous leukemia. Jessica Wapner, Newsweek, 17 July 2017

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from German myelogen, from myelo- myelo- + -gen -genous

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of myelogenous was in 1875

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“Myelogenous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/myelogenous. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

myelogenous

adjective
my·​e·​log·​e·​nous ˌmī-ə-ˈläj-ə-nəs How to pronounce myelogenous (audio)
variants also myelogenic
: of, relating to, originating in, or produced by the bone marrow
myelogenous sarcoma
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