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myelocytic

myelocytic

9.9
Relating to immature white blood cells in the bone marrow, often seen in blood cancer
  • adjective
  • /ˌmaɪəloʊˈsɪtɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : mielocítico
  • My father was treated for acute myelocytic leukemia last year.
  • myelocytic leukemia
  • acute myelocytic

Examples

  • 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--

  • 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.

  • Patients diagnosed with acute myelocytic leukemia may experience symptoms such as fatigue and frequent infections.

Synonyms

myelogenous
vsmyelocytic
  • Specialized
2 9.9

Relating to bone marrow, the soft part inside bones that makes blood cells

focuses on immature white blood cells and diseases rather than origin
myeloid
vsmyelocytic
  • Specialized
1 9.3

Relating to cells that come from bone marrow

is specific to immature white blood cells and diseases of those cells
myelic
vsmyelocytic
  • Specialized
9.9

Relating to bone marrow and the blood cells it makes

identifies immature white blood cells and related diseases rather than general marrow cells
granulocytic
vsmyelocytic
  • Specialized
9.7

Relates to white blood cells that have tiny grains inside

refers to immature white blood cells and related diseases rather than mature granule cells

Compounds

5.3

A long-lasting blood cancer that makes too many white blood cells, often in older people

5.7

A fast cancer of the blood that makes many abnormal white blood cells and often affects teenagers and young adults

myelocytic leukemia
  • Specialized
6.8

A cancer that makes too many young white blood cells

Surface Forms

myelocytic positive

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.