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myelogenous leukemia
noun
: leukemia characterized by proliferation of myeloid tissue (as of the bone marrow and spleen) and an abnormal increase in the number of granulocytes, myelocytes, and myeloblasts in the circulating blood
called also myelocytic leukemia, myeloid leukemia
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The woman, who is 68 and African American, had been treated and survived acute myelogenous leukemia once already.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 19 Sep. 2024
Reubens died at age 70 on July 30, 2023 after a private six-year struggle with acute myelogenous leukemia.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 15 Sep. 2024
Peterson, who has worked with stars like Khloé Kardashian and Jennifer Lopez, shared the news in an Instagram post Wednesday that his daughter, Monroe Vivian, had been diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML Leukemia), which the Mayo Clinic says is cancer of the blood and bone marrow.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
The late actor had been diagnosed with chronic leukemia in 2001 and with prostate cancer in 2012, after he was previously treated for myelogenous leukemia in the 1990s.
—and Jessica Wang, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1904, in the meaning defined above
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“Myelogenous leukemia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/myelogenous%20leukemia. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
Medical Definition
myelogenous leukemia
noun
: leukemia characterized by proliferation of myeloid tissue (as of the bone marrow and spleen) and an abnormal increase in the number of granulocytes, myelocytes, and myeloblasts in the circulating blood
called also granulocytic leukemia, myeloblastic leukemia, myelocytic leukemia, myeloid leukemia
see acute myelogenous leukemia, acute nonlymphocytic leukemia, chronic myelogenous leukemiaMore from Merriam-Webster on myelogenous leukemia
Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about myelogenous leukemia
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