monocytic leukaemia

Definitions of monocytic leukaemia
  1. noun
    leukemia characterized by the proliferation of monocytes and monoblasts in the blood
    synonyms: histiocytic leukaemia, histiocytic leukemia, monoblastic leukaemia, monoblastic leukemia, monocytic leukemia
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    type of:
    cancer of the blood, leucaemia, leukaemia, leukemia
    malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer
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