Granulocytic leukemia
granulocytic leukemia n.
Leukemia characterized by proliferation of myeloid tissue in areas such as bone marrow and the spleen and by the abnormal increase of granulocytes, myelocytes, and myeloblasts in tissues and in blood. Also called myelocytic leukemia, myelogenous leukemia, myeloid leukemia.
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- Granulocytopenia
/ˌɡrænjʊləʊˌsaɪtəʊˈpiːnɪə/ noun 1. a diminished number of granulocytes in the blood, which occurs in certain forms of anaemia granulocytopenia gran·u·lo·cy·to·pe·ni·a (grān’yə-lō-sī’tə-pē’nē-ə) n. A condition characterized by an abnormally low number of granular white blood cells in the blood. Also called granulopenia.
- Granulocytopoiesis
granulocytopoiesis gran·u·lo·cy·to·poi·e·sis (grān’yə-lō-sī’tə-poi-ē’sĭs) n. See granulopoiesis. gran’u·lo·cy’to·poi·et’ic (-ět’ĭk) adj.
- Granulocytosis
granulocytosis gran·u·lo·cy·to·sis (grān’yə-lō-sī-tō’sĭs) n. A condition characterized by an abnormally large number of granulocytes in blood or tissues.