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myelodysplastic syndrome

myelodysplastic syndrome noun: one of a group of hematological conditions that cause ineffective production (or dysplasia) of all blood cells but the lymphocytic lineage.

myelodysplastic syndrome: one of a group of hematological conditions that cause ineffective production (or dysplasia) of all...
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Noun

myelodysplastic syndrome (countable and uncountable, plural myelodysplastic syndromes)

  1. one of a group of hematological conditions that cause ineffective production (or dysplasia) of all blood cells but the lymphocytic lineage
    • MPN, MDS (initialism)
    Synonyms:
    myelodysplasia

Synonyms of myelodysplastic syndrome

Forms of myelodysplastic syndrome

pluralmyelodysplastic syndromes

Questions about myelodysplastic syndrome

What does myelodysplastic syndrome mean?
Myelodysplastic syndrome means one of a group of hematological conditions that cause ineffective production (or dysplasia) of all blood cells but the lymphocytic lineage.
What part of speech is myelodysplastic syndrome?
Myelodysplastic syndrome is a noun.
What is the plural of myelodysplastic syndrome?
The plural of myelodysplastic syndrome is myelodysplastic syndromes.

Words near myelodysplastic syndrome in the dictionary

  1. myelodisplastic
  2. myelodysplasia
  3. myelodysplasias
  4. myelodysplasic
  5. myelodysplastic
  6. myelodysplastic syndrome
  7. myelodysplastic syndromes
  8. myeloencephalitis
  9. myeloencephalopathies
  10. myeloencephalopathy
  11. myeloerythroid

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