chronic myelocytic leukemia
- noun
- /ˈkrɒnɪk ˌmaɪəloʊˈsɪtɪk luˈkiːmiə/
- Specialized
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leucemia mielocítica crónica
- Patients with chronic myelocytic leukemia often show elevated white blood cell counts in blood tests.
Examples
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After being diagnosed with chronic myelocytic leukemia, he started targeted therapy prescribed by his hematologist.
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Chronic myelocytic leukemia is most commonly found in adults over the age of 60.
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John was diagnosed with chronic myelocytic leukemia last year.
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Patients with chronic myelocytic leukemia often require specialized treatments.
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Chronic myelocytic leukemia is most commonly diagnosed in older adults, particularly those over the age of 60.
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Many individuals with chronic myelocytic leukemia experience fatigue and an increased risk of infections.
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The treatment plan for chronic myelocytic leukemia typically includes medication to manage symptoms and improve quality of life.
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 cancer that makes too many young white blood cells
A blood cancer that makes too many young white blood cells
A long-lasting cancer of the blood cells that gets worse slowly over years
How Sudden
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Surface Forms
Morphology
chronic + myelocytic + leukemia
Each component directly contributes to the meaning: 'chronic' = long-lasting, 'myelocytic' = relating to myelocytes, and 'leukemia' = blood cancer, so the phrase denotes a long-standing leukemia affecting myelocytic cells. While the term is technical and may be unfamiliar to many learners, its meaning is compositionally derivable from the constituents and follows normal English compounding patterns.
Etymology
The medical name chronic myelocytic leukemia comes from old medical words: chronic means 'long-lasting', myelocytic refers to cells from the bone marrow, and leukemia originally meant 'white blood' and is used for cancers of white blood cells. So, the name describes a long-lasting cancer that makes too many white blood cells.