myelophthisis

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noun

myelophthisic anemia, a severe anemia found in some people with diseases that affect the bone marrow by fibrosis, tumors or granulomas and hence displace the hemopoietic bone-marrow tissue into the peripheral blood

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Meanings

nounmyelophthisis (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemyelophthisic anemia, a severe anemia found in some people with diseases that affect the bone marrow by fibrosis, tumors or granulomas and hence displace the hemopoietic bone-marrow tissue into the peripheral blood

Origin

From myelo- + phthisis.

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myelophthisis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myelophthisis

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“myelophthisis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myelophthisis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “myelophthisis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myelophthisis.

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