GRANULOCYTIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does granulocytic mean? 

• GRANULOCYTIC (adjective)
  The adjective GRANULOCYTIC has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to granulocytes

  Familiarity information: GRANULOCYTIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GRANULOCYTIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to granulocytes

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

granulocyte (a leukocyte that has granules in its cytoplasm)

Derivation:

granulocyte (a leukocyte that has granules in its cytoplasm)

 Context examples 

It is associated with the development of acute myeloid leukemia CBFB-MYH11, acute myelomonocytic leukemia with abnormal eosinophils, and granulocytic sarcoma.

(Inv(16)(p13.1q22), NCI Thesaurus)

A granulocytic sarcoma composed of myeloblasts and promyelocytes (WHO 2001). —2003

(Immature Granulocytic Sarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative neoplasm of childhood that is characterized by proliferation principally of the granulocytic and monocytic lineages.

(Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia, NCI Thesaurus/WHO)

Lesion is composed predominantly of granulocytic and/or relatively undifferentiated non-lymphoid hematopoietic cells

(Mouse Granulocytic Sarcoma, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)

A clonal hematopoietic stem cell disorder, characterized by proliferation in the bone marrow of one or more of the myeloid (i.e., granulocytic, erythroid, megakaryocytic, and mast cell) lineages.

(Myeloproliferative Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

An immature cell that represents the first stage in the granulocytic series of hematopoiesis.

(Myeloblast, NCI Thesaurus)

A granulocytic sarcoma composed of promyelocytes and more mature neutrophils (WHO 2001). —2003

(Differentiated Granulocytic Sarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Granulocytic sarcoma is the most common type of myeloid sarcoma. (WHO, 2001) — 2003

(Granulocytic sarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called chronic granulocytic leukemia, chronic myelogenous leukemia, and chronic myeloid leukemia.

(CML, NCI Dictionary)

A granulocytic sarcoma composed primarily of myeloblasts (WHO 2001).

(Blastic Granulocytic Sarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)