myeloid
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Relating to the spinal cord: Pertaining to or resembling the spinal cord.
- Relating to bone marrow: Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling the soft, fatty tissue inside bones (bone marrow), which is responsible for producing blood cells.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The biopsy confirmed the presence of myeloid tissue in the lesion.
- Myeloid progenitor cells in the bone marrow give rise to red blood cells, platelets, and certain white blood cells.
- The study focused on diseases affecting the myeloid lineage.
Advanced Usage
- Myeloid metaplasia: A condition where blood cell production occurs in organs outside the bone marrow, such as the spleen or liver.
- Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs): A type of immune cell that can suppress the body's immune response, often discussed in the context of cancer research.
Variants and Related Words
- Myeloidosis (n): A pathological condition characterized by the formation of myeloid tissue.
- Myelogenous (adj): A near-synonym, specifically meaning originating in or produced by the bone marrow (e.g., myelogenous leukemia).
- Myelocyte (n): An immature white blood cell of the myeloid series, found in bone marrow.
Synonyms
- Medullary: Relating to the marrow (of bone or the spinal cord).
- Myelogenic: Having its origin in the bone marrow or in the spinal cord.
Related Phrases
- Acute myeloid leukemia (AML): A type of cancer that starts in the bone marrow and leads to the rapid production of abnormal myeloid blood cells.
- Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML): A slower-growing cancer where the bone marrow produces too many myeloid cells.
- Myeloid-to-lymphoid ratio: A measurement in a complete blood count comparing the number of myeloid cells to lymphoid cells.
Adjective
- of or relating to the spinal cord
- of or relating to bone marrow