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CHRONIC MYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Chronic leukemia characterized by granular leukocytes; more common in older people
Synonyms:
chronic myelocytic leukemia; myeloid leukemia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("chronic myelocytic leukemia" is a kind 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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