myelocytic
- adjective
- /ˌmaɪəloʊˈsɪtɪk/
- Specialized
:
mielocítico
- My father was treated for acute myelocytic leukemia last year.
- myelocytic leukemia
- acute myelocytic
Examples
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I was diagnosed with acute myelocytic leukemia.
Blog text (17) -
No surprise that Jared's acute myelocytic leukemia had turned out to be so difficult to cure.
Fiction book (2002) -
Now, Mrs. Black, you are the mother of Donny Ray Black, who recently died of acute myelocytic leukemia because the defendant, Great Benefit--
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No more thumbing through dense (and badly written) journals for the latest news about acute myelocytic leukemia.
Fiction book (2001) -
"Doreen had acute myelocytic leukemia and relapsed; she's doing fine now, three years after the marrow transplant.
Fiction book (1996) -
Research has shown that acute myelocytic leukemia often develops rapidly and requires immediate attention.
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Patients diagnosed with acute myelocytic leukemia may experience symptoms such as fatigue and frequent infections.
Synonyms
2
9.9
Relating to bone marrow, the soft part inside bones that makes blood cells
1
9.3
Relating to cells that come from bone marrow
Relating to bone marrow and the blood cells it makes
Relates to white blood cells that have tiny grains inside
Compounds
- Specialized
A long-lasting blood cancer that makes too many white blood cells, often in older people
- Specialized
A fast cancer of the blood that makes many abnormal white blood cells and often affects teenagers and young adults
Surface Forms
Morphology
myelocytic = myelocyte (transparent) = myelo + cyte + ic
A regular adjective formed by adding the productive medical suffix '-ic' to the noun 'myelocyte', yielding 'relating to myelocytes'.
Etymology
Myelocytic comes from two parts: myelo- meaning 'marrow' and -cytic meaning 'cell'. So myelocytic describes cells from the bone marrow, especially immature white blood cells and the diseases that involve them.