MONOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does monoblastic leukemia mean? 

• MONOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA (noun)
  The noun MONOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA has 1 sense:

1. leukemia characterized by the proliferation of monocytes and monoblasts in the blood

  Familiarity information: MONOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MONOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Leukemia characterized by the proliferation of monocytes and monoblasts in the blood

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

histiocytic leukaemia; histiocytic leukemia; monoblastic leukaemia; monoblastic leukemia; monocytic leukaemia; monocytic leukemia

Hypernyms ("monoblastic leukemia" is a kind of...):

cancer of the blood; leucaemia; leukaemia; leukemia (malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer)

 Context examples 

This chromosomal aberration is associated with acute monoblastic leukemia.

(MLLT10/CLP1 Fusion Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

Monoblastic sarcoma may precede or occur simultaneously with acute monoblastic leukemia. (WHO 2001). —2003

(Monoblastic Sarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

An acute monoblastic leukemia occurring in adults.

(Adult Acute Monoblastic Leukemia, NCI Thesaurus)

An acute monoblastic leukemia occurring in children.

(Childhood Acute Monoblastic Leukemia, NCI Thesaurus)

This rearrangement is associated with acute monoblastic leukemia, acute myelomonocytic leukemia and acute myeloid leukemia

(MLL/ABI1 Fusion Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

A chromosomal translocation t(3;12)(q27-q28;q13-q15) of this gene with the HMGA2 gene is associated with lipoma and translocation t(3;11)(q28;q23) of this gene with the MLL gene is associated with acute monoblastic leukemia.

(LPP wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)