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Noun: myelocytic leukemia
  1. A malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; marked by proliferation of myelocytes and their presence in the blood
    "The patient's myelocytic leukemia was treated with a combination of chemotherapy and targeted therapy";
    - granulocytic leukemia

Type of: cancer of the blood, leucaemia [Brit], leukaemia [Brit, Cdn], leukemia [N. Amer]

Encyclopedia: Myelocytic leukemia