myeloid

[ mahy-uh-loid ]

/ ˈmaɪ əˌlɔɪd /

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adjective Anatomy.

pertaining to the spinal cord.

having characteristics of marrow; marrowlike.

pertaining to marrow.

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Origin of myeloid

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

Words nearby myeloid

myelocyte, myelofibrosis, myelogenic, myelogram, myelography, myeloid, myeloma, myelopathy, Myers, my eye, My Fair Lady

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How to use myeloid in a sentence

Gleevec treats myeloid leukemia and has turned a terminal disease into a chronic one for many patients.
How Big Pharma Holds Back in the War on Cancer|ProPublica|April 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Diagnosed with refractory acute myeloid leukemia at age 7, Sam was very brave but also very sick.
36 Rabbis Shave for the Brave to Raise Money to Fight Childhood Cancer|John L. Smith|March 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sidney Harman died last night of complications from acute myeloid leukemia at the young age of almost 93.
Statement from the Family of Sidney Harman|The Daily Beast|April 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST
In most cases the tumour is of the myeloid type—myeloma; in others new bone is formed in its substance—osteo-sarcoma.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles

They consider the typical blood change an intense myeloid reaction of the blood.
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British Dictionary definitions for myeloid

myeloid

/ (ˈmaɪɪˌlɔɪd) /

adjective

of or relating to the spinal cord or the bone marrow

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