CHRONIC MYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIA

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 I. (noun) 

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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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