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Meaning of smoldering leukemia: A group of diseases in which the bone marrow does not make enough healthy blood cells.

Definition of smoldering leukemia

A group of diseases in which the bone marrow does not make enough healthy blood cells. Also called myelodysplastic syndromes and preleukemia.

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