Myelogram
An X-ray test of the spinal cord and the bones of the spine. A myelogram is used to detect impingement of the spinal cord by bone, disc, or other’ tissues.
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Referring to myelocytes, a type of white blood cell. Also known as myelogenous.
- Myeloid leukemia, acute
A quickly progressive malignant disease in which there are too many immature blood-forming cells in the blood and bone marrow, the cells being specifically those destined to give rise to the granulocytes or monocytes, both types of white blood cells that fight infections. In AML, these blasts do not mature and so become too numerous. […]
- Myeloma
A tumor of antibody-producing cells, called plasma cells, that are normally found in the bone marrow.
- Myeloperoxidase
An enzyme in leukocytes (white blood cells) that is linked to inflammation and cardiovascular disease. An elevated blood level of the enzyme predicts the early risk of myocardial infarction (heart attack). Abbreviated MPO.
- Myeloperoxidase deficiency
Deficiency of the enzyme myeloperoxidase which may predispose to severe fungal infections. The enzyme is critical to the oxygen-dependent killing of bacteria by leukocytes (white blood cells).