| myelo- | 1. The bone marrow. 2. The spinal cord and medulla oblongata. Compare: medullo-. 3. The myelin sheath of nerve fibres. Origin: G. Myelos, medulla, marrow (05 Mar 2000) |
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| myeloablative agonists | Agents that destroy bone marrow activity. They are used to prepare patients for bone marrow or stem cell transplantation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| myeloarchitectonics | The pattern of myelinated nerve fibres in the brain, as distinguished from cytoarchitectonics. (05 Mar 2000) |
| myeloblast | <haematology> An immature cell produced by and found in bone marrow which gives rise to granular leukocytes. (09 Oct 1997) |
| myeloblastemia | The presence of myeloblasts in the circulating blood. Origin: myeloblast + G. Haima, blood (05 Mar 2000) |
| myeloblastic | <haematology> Immature cells of the myeloid series. (13 Nov 1997) |
| myeloblastic leukaemia | A form of granulocytic leukaemia in which there are large numbers of myeloblasts in various tissues (and organs) and in the circulating blood; the immature forms may amount to 30 to 60% (or even a greater proportion) of the increased total number of white blood cells. Used synonymously for acute granulocytic leukaemia. Synonym: leukaemic myelosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| myeloblastic protein | See: human leukaemia-associated antigens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| myeloblastoma | <haematology, oncology> A type of leukaemia that develops from bone marrow cells. (09 Oct 1997) |
| myeloblastosis | The presence of unusually large numbers of myeloblasts in the circulating blood, or tissues, or both (as in acute leukaemia). (05 Mar 2000) |
| myeloblastosis virus, avian | A species of avian type c retroviruses (retroviruses type c, avian) causing anaemia in fowl. (12 Dec 1998) |
| myelocele | 1. Protrusion of the spinal cord in spina bifida. Origin: myelo-+ G. Kele, hernia 2. The central canal of the spinal cord. Origin: G. Myelos, marrow, + koilia, a hollow (05 Mar 2000) |
| myelocoele | <anatomy> The central canal of the spinal cord. Origin: Gr. Marrow + hollow. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| myelocyst | Any cyst (usually lined with columnar or cuboidal cells) that develops from a rudimentary medullary canal in the central nervous system. Origin: myelo-+ G. Kystis, bladder (05 Mar 2000) |
| myelocystic | Pertaining to or characterised by the presence of a myelocyst. (05 Mar 2000) |