myelofibrosis

noun

my·e·lo·fi·bro·sis ˌmī-ə-lō-fī-ˈbrō-səs

: an anemic condition in which bone marrow becomes fibrotic and the liver and spleen usually exhibit a development of blood-cell precursors

myelofibrotic

ˌmī-ə-lō-fī-ˈbrä-tik

adjective

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He was first diagnosed with myelofibrosis, a malfunction of cells in the bone marrow, which transformed into secondary myeloid leukemia, for which treatment options are limited. —

Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025 The new step, announced on Wednesday, creates a presumptive service connection for Gulf War and post-9/11 veterans diagnosed with acute and chronic leukemias, multiple myelomas, myelodysplastic syndromes, myelofibrosis, urinary bladder, ureter, and related genitourinary cancers. —

Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025 During unrelated medical testing in 2020, doctors detected signs of myelofibrosis, a chronic leukemia characterized by a buildup of scar tissue in the bone marrow. —

Steve Smith, New York Times, 29 May 2024 And in 2022, he was diagnosed with myelofibrosis, a rare form of bone marrow cancer and chronic pulmonary obstructive disease. —

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