myeloid

American  

[mahy-uh-loid] / ˈmaɪ əˌlɔɪd /

adjective

Anatomy.

1. pertaining to the spinal cord.

2. having characteristics of marrow; marrowlike.

3. pertaining to marrow.

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myeloid British  

/ ˈmaɪɪˌlɔɪd /

adjective

1. 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

Example Sentences

Its crown jewel is a pill to treat a blood cancer known as chronic myeloid leukemia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

It turned out to be acute myeloid leukemia with a rare mutation, mostly seen in older people.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2026

As the body ages, blood stem cells begin to favor the production of myeloid cells while generating fewer lymphoid cells.

From Science Daily • Dec. 31, 2025

In the Terns Phase 1 study, all the patients had chronic myeloid leukemia that had resisted at least three prior treatments, including with Novartis’s Scemblix.

From Barron's • Dec. 9, 2025

We distinguish then, from the histological standpoint, but two forms of leukæmia: 1. leukæmic processes with proliferation of lymphoid tissue: "lymphatic leukæmia"; 2. leukæmic processes with proliferation of myeloid tissue: "myelogenic leukæmia."

From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by Myers, W.