English dictionary of cancer terms . 2015.
Acute myelogenous leukemia — 1. Abbreviated AML. Also called acute myeloid leukemia or acute nonlymphocytic leukemia (ANLL). A quickly progressive malignant disease in which there are too many immature blood forming cells in the blood and bone marrow, the cells being… … Medical dictionary
acute myelogenous leukemia — noun also acute myeloid leukemia : leukemia that is marked by an abnormal increase in the number of myeloblasts especially in bone marrow and blood, that is characterized by symptoms similar to those of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and that may… … Useful english dictionary
acute megakaryoblastic leukemia — acute megakaryocytic leukemia a form of acute myelogenous leukemia in which megakaryocytes are predominant and platelets are increased in the blood, often with fibrosis consisting of reticulin; it can occur at any age. Called also… … Medical dictionary
acute promyelocytic leukemia — acute myelogenous leukemia in which more than half the cells are malignant promyelocytes, often associated with abnormal bleeding secondary to thrombocytopenia, hypofibrinogenemia, and decreased levels of coagulation factor V; it usually occurs… … Medical dictionary
Acute myeloid leukemia — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = Acute myeloid leukemia ICD10 = ICD10|C|92|0|c|81 ICD9 = ICD9|205.0 ICDO = ICDO|9861|3 Caption = Bone marrow aspirate showing acute myeloid leukemia. Arrows indicate Auer rods. OMIM = 602439 MedlinePlus =… … Wikipedia
Acute nonlymphocytic leukemia — 1. Abbreviated ANLL. More commonly called acute myeloid leukemia (AML). A quickly progressive malignant disease in which there are too many immature blood forming cells in the blood and bone marrow, the cells being specifically those destined to… … Medical dictionary
Acute myeloid leukemia — 1. A quickly progressive malignant disease in which there are too many immature blood forming cells in the blood and bone marrow, the cells being specifically those destined to give rise to the granulocytes or monocytes, both types of white blood … Medical dictionary
Acute promyelocytic leukemia — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = Acute promyelocytic leukemia ICD10 = ICD10|C|92|4|c|81 ICD9 = ICD9|205.0 ICDO = ICDO|9866|3 Caption = Neutrophilic promyelocyte OMIM = 102578 MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 34 DiseasesDB = MeshID … Wikipedia
Acute myelomonocytic leukemia — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = ICDO|9867|3 OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D015479Acute myelomonocytic leukemia (AMMoL) is a form of acute myeloid leukemia which… … Wikipedia
acute myeloid leukemia — noun acute leukemia characterized by proliferation of granular leukocytes; most common in adolescents and young adults • Syn: ↑acute myelocytic leukemia • Hypernyms: ↑myelocytic leukemia, ↑granulocytic leukemia, ↑acute leukemia * * * noun see … Useful english dictionary
