myelofibrosis

[mahy-uh-loh-fahy-broh-sis]

noun

Pathology.

1. the replacement of bone marrow by fibrous tissue, characteristic of leukemia and certain other diseases.

Word History and Origins

Origin of myelofibrosis¹

First recorded in 1945–50; myelo- + fibrosis

Example Sentences

The 32-year-old, a University of Liverpool student, received a stem cell transplant in Leicester in 2020 after being diagnosed with a rare blood cancer called myelofibrosis.

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In 2017, my father was diagnosed with Stage IV myelofibrosis, a rare and deadly form of blood cancer.

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During unrelated medical testing in 2020, doctors detected signs of myelofibrosis, a chronic leukemia characterized by a buildup of scar tissue in the bone marrow.

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And since August 2019, when he was diagnosed with primary myelofibrosis, a rare bone marrow cancer, he has felt what he called a fundamental fear most vividly in the mornings.

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Food and Drug Administration had approved its oral therapy to treat anemia in patients with a type of bone marrow cancer called myelofibrosis.

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