chronic eosinophilic leukemia

Definition / meaning of chronic eosinophilic leukemia

A disease in which too many eosinophils (a type of white blood cell) are found in the bone marrow, blood, and other tissues. Chronic eosinophilic leukemia may stay the same for many years, or it may progress quickly to acute leukemia.

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The Web site of the National Cancer Institute (http://www.cancer.gov/)

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