MedicalTerminology DB

1 Definition of CML

Meaning of CML: A slowly progressing disease in which too many white blood cells (not lymphocytes) are made in the bone marrow.

A slowly progressing disease in which too many white blood cells (not lymphocytes) are made in the bone marrow. Also called chronic granulocytic leukemia, chronic myelogenous leukemia, and chronic myeloid leukemia.

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