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

For example, acute myeloid leukemia—the disease that afflicted Kennedy family member Tatiana Schlossberg before she died in December—remains among the hardest to cure, frequently recurring despite intensive chemotherapy and transplantation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 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

Myeloma.—The myeloid tumour, which is sometimes classified with the sarcomas, contains as its chief elements large giant cells, like those normally present in the marrow.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis