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ACUTE MYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Acute leukemia characterized by proliferation of granular leukocytes; most common in adolescents and young adults
Synonyms:
acute myelocytic leukemia; acute myeloid leukemia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("acute myelocytic leukemia" is a kind of...):
acute leukemia (rapidly 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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