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leukemia vs myelocytic leukemia

myelocytic leukemia vs leukemia

leukemia and myelocytic leukemia both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
leukemia Yes No No No
myelocytic leukemia Yes No No No
As nouns, myelocytic leukemia is a hyponym of leukemia; that is, myelocytic leukemia is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than leukemia:
  • leukemia: malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer
  • myelocytic leukemia: a malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; marked by proliferation of myelocytes and their presence in the blood
leukemia (noun) myelocytic leukemia (noun)
malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer a malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; marked by proliferation of myelocytes and their presence in the blood
Difference between leukemia and myelocytic leukemia

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