chronic myelocytic leukemia

Definitions of chronic myelocytic leukemia
  1. noun
    chronic leukemia characterized by granular leukocytes; more common in older people
    synonyms: myeloid leukemia
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    type of:
    chronic leukemia
    slowly progressing leukemia
    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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