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acute leukemia
rapidly progressing leukemia
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chronic leukemia
slowly progressing leukemia
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lymphocytic leukemia
leukemia characterized by enlargement of lymphoid tissues and lymphocytic cells in the circulating blood
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histiocytic leukaemia, histiocytic leukemia, monoblastic leukaemia, monoblastic leukemia, monocytic leukaemia, monocytic leukemia
leukemia characterized by the proliferation of monocytes and monoblasts in the blood
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myeloblastic leukemia
a malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by numerous myeloblasts in the blood stream
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granulocytic leukemia, myelocytic leukemia
a malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; marked by proliferation of myelocytes and their presence in the blood
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acute lymphoblastic leukemia, acute lymphocytic leukemia
acute leukemia characterized by proliferation of immature lymphoblast-like cells in bone marrow, lymph nodes, spleen, and blood; most common in children
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acute myelocytic leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia
acute leukemia characterized by proliferation of granular leukocytes; most common in adolescents and young adults
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chronic lymphocytic leukemia
chronic leukemia characterized by lymphoblast-like cells; more common in older men
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chronic myelocytic leukemia, myeloid leukemia
chronic leukemia characterized by granular leukocytes; more common in older people
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lymphoblastic leukemia
a form of lymphocytic leukemia in which the abnormal cells in the circulating blood are almost totally lymphoblasts
