myeloid

American

[mahy-uh-loid] / ˈmaɪ əˌlɔɪd /

adjective

Anatomy.

pertaining to the spinal cord.
having characteristics of marrow; marrowlike.
pertaining to marrow.

myeloid British

/ ˈmaɪɪˌlɔɪd /

adjective

of or relating to the spinal cord or the bone marrow

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Etymology

Origin of myeloid

First recorded in 1855–60; myel- + -oid

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myeloid

The company also expects costs of about 12 cents a share from financing the deal, and advancing Terns’s drug for the blood cancer chronic myeloid leukemia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

In 2024 alone, Weinstein was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia, underwent emergency heart surgery and received treatment for COVID-19, double pneumonia and several other health conditions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

At the end of March, Merck entered into an agreement to acquire Terns Pharmaceuticals and its promising treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia.

From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026

They produce myeloid cells, which include red blood cells and some immune cells, as well as lymphoid cells, such as T and B cells that play a central role in fighting infections.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 31, 2025

The myeloid tumour or myeloma is comparatively common.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles

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