myelocytic leukemia
- noun
- /ˌmaɪəloʊˈsɪtɪk luˈkiːmiə/
- Specialized
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leucemia mielocítica
- I was diagnosed with acute myelocytic leukemia.
- acute myelocytic leukemia
Examples
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After months of treatment, he was finally in remission from myelocytic leukemia.
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Doctors are researching new therapies for myelocytic leukemia to improve patient outcomes.
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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) -
She joined a support group for those affected by myelocytic leukemia to share experiences and coping strategies.
Synonyms
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A serious cancer that makes too many abnormal white blood cells
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A long term blood cancer that makes many abnormal white blood cells and affects older adults
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A disease in which the body makes too many white blood cells
A blood cancer that makes too many young white blood cells
A fast cancer of the blood that makes many abnormal white blood cells and often affects teenagers and young adults
A long-lasting blood cancer that makes too many white blood cells, often in older people
A fast-growing blood and bone marrow cancer that makes many immature white blood cells
A cancer of the blood that makes too many white blood cells
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The term is a regular adjective+noun compound: 'myelocytic' (relating to myelocytes) + 'leukemia' (a blood cancer), so the overall meaning — a leukemia involving myelocytes — is directly derivable from its parts. Although the vocabulary is technical, its composition follows standard semantic patterns, so a learner who knows both constituent meanings can infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Myelocytic leukemia comes from word parts: myelo- meaning 'bone marrow', -cytic meaning 'cell', and leukemia meaning 'white blood'. So the name gives a simple picture: the bone marrow is making too many white cells called myelocytes, which is why it means a 'cancer' of these blood cells.