myelosis

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('ə-lō'sĭs)
n., pl. -ses (-sēz).
  1. Abnormal proliferation of bone marrow tissue.
  2. Abnormal proliferation of medullary tissue in the spinal cord.
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IN BRIEF: Formation of a tumor of the spinal cord.

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1. proliferation of bone marrow tissue, producing the blood changes of myelocytic leukemia.
2. formation of a tumor of the spinal cord.

  • erythremic m. — a malignant blood dyscrasia, one of the myeloproliferative disorders, with progressive anemia, megaloblastic erythroid hyperplasia, myeloid dysplasia and hepatosplenomegaly. Seen most often in cats with feline leukemia virus infection.
  • megakaryocytic m. — see megakaryocytic leukemia.

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