MYELOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does myeloblastic leukemia mean? 

• MYELOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA (noun)
  The noun MYELOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA has 1 sense:

1. a malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by numerous myeloblasts in the blood stream

  Familiarity information: MYELOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MYELOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by numerous myeloblasts in the blood stream

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("myeloblastic 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)

 Context examples 

The gene is involved in a translocation t(11;15)(q23;q14) with the MLL gene that is associated with acute myeloblastic leukemia.

(CASC5 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This fusion may be associated with acute myeloblastic leukemia.

(ETV6/ABL2 Fusion Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

A translocation t(11;12)(p15;q13) of this gene and the NUP98 gene is associated with acute myeloblastic leukemia.

(HOXC13 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Mutations in this gene have been detected in both chronic myelomonocytic leukemia and type M4 acute myeloblastic leukemia.

(Oncogene CSF1R, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene and the ETV6 gene are involved in a translocation t(1;12)(q21;p13) that is associated with acute myeloblastic leukemia.

(ARNT wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called acute myeloblastic leukemia, acute myelogenous leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia, acute nonlymphocytic leukemia, and AML.

(ANLL, NCI Dictionary)

Also called acute myeloblastic leukemia, acute myelogenous leukemia, acute nonlymphocytic leukemia, AML, and ANLL.

(Acute Myeloid Leukemia, NCI Dictionary)

Also called acute myeloblastic leukemia, acute myelogenous leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia, AML, and ANLL.

(Acute nonlymphocytic leukemia, NCI Dictionary)

Also called acute myeloblastic leukemia, acute myelogenous leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia, acute nonlymphocytic leukemia, and ANLL.

(AML, NCI Dictionary)

Also called acute myeloblastic leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia, acute nonlymphocytic leukemia, AML, and ANLL.

(Acute myelogenous leukemia, NCI Dictionary)