- myelogenous
- Having to do with, produced by, or resembling the bone marrow. Sometimes used as a synonym for myeloid; for example, acute myeloid leukemia and acute myelogenous leukemia are the same disease.
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Myelogenous — Referring to the nonlymphocytic groups of white blood cells, including the granulocytes, monocytes and platelets. Synonymous with myeloid. Acute myelogenous leukemia is therefore also known as acute myeloid leukemia. * * * SYN: myelogenetic (2).… … Medical dictionary
myelogenous — adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1876 of, relating to, originating in, or produced by the bone marrow < myelogenous sarcoma > … New Collegiate Dictionary
myelogenous leukemia — n 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,… … Medical dictionary
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 * * * myelogenous leukemia, a form of … Useful english dictionary
myelogenous — my·e·log·e·nous (mī ə lŏjʹə nəs) also my·e·lo·gen·ic ( lə jĕnʹĭk) adj. Originating in or produced by the bone marrow. * * * … Universalium
myelogenous — adjective Originating in, or produced by, bone marrow … Wiktionary
myelogenous — my·e·log·e·nous … English syllables
myelogenous — my•e•log•e•nous [[t]ˌmaɪ əˈlɒdʒ ə nəs[/t]] also my•e•lo•gen•ic [[t] ləˈdʒɛn ɪk[/t]] adj. pat produced in the bone marrow • Etymology: 1875–80 … From formal English to slang
myelogenous — … Useful english dictionary
myelogenous leukemia — noun Date: 1904 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
