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GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; marked by proliferation of myelocytes and their presence in the bloodplay

Synonyms:

granulocytic leukemia; myelocytic leukemia

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Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("granulocytic leukemia" is a kind 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)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "granulocytic leukemia"):

acute myelocytic leukemia; acute myeloid leukemia (acute leukemia characterized by proliferation of granular leukocytes; most common in adolescents and young adults)

chronic myelocytic leukemia; myeloid leukemia (chronic leukemia characterized by granular leukocytes; more common in older people)

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