ACUTE MYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Acute leukemia characterized by proliferation of granular leukocytes; most common in adolescents and young adults

Synonyms:

acute myelocytic leukemia; acute myeloid leukemia

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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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