myelodysplastic syndrome

noun

one of a group of hematological conditions that cause ineffective production (or dysplasia) of all blood cells but the lymphocytic lineage

“MPN, MDS (initialism)”

Meanings

nounmyelodysplastic syndrome (countable and uncountable, plural myelodysplastic syndromes)

plural myelodysplastic syndromes

  1. countableuncountablemedicineone of a group of hematological conditions that cause ineffective production (or dysplasia) of all blood cells but the lymphocytic lineage

    MPN, MDS (initialism)

    Synonyms: myelodysplasia

Synonyms & antonyms

nounone of a group of hematological conditions that cause ineffective production (or dysplasia) of all blood cells but the lymphocytic lineage

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