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APL

APL

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A serious blood cancer where immature white blood cells build up in bone marrow and blood
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : leucemia promielocítica aguda
  • Early diagnosis of APL can greatly improve the chances of successful treatment.

Examples

  • The doctor explained that APL is a rare but treatable type of leukemia.

  • The doctor diagnosed him with APL last week.

  • Researchers are developing new therapies to help patients with APL recover more quickly.

  • She is studying the effects of APL on patients.

  • Doctors diagnosed her with acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) after identifying an unusual number of promyelocytes in her blood.

  • The treatment options for APL include chemotherapy and targeted therapies to decrease the number of immature white blood cells.

  • Patients with APL often require regular monitoring of their blood and bone marrow to track the progression of the disease.

Surface Forms

APL singular
APLs plural

Morphology

APL = A + P + L

APL here is an initialism for a medical phrase; the letters are not productive English morphemes and do not let a learner infer the medical meaning.

Etymology

APL comes from the first letters of acute promyelocytic leukemia; 'acute' means 'sudden', and the name describes a blood cancer where immature white blood cells build up. That's why APL is the short name doctors use for this specific kind of leukemia.