What does "myelodysplasia" mean?

Any of various conditions characterized by the faulty or inadequate production of bone marrow or blood cells.

What is a synonym for "myelodysplasia"?

Common synonyms include: myelodysplastic syndrome, myelodysplastic syndrome.

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Noun

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Any of various conditions characterized by the faulty or inadequate production of bone marrow or blood cells.
"JSLH has also approved the grading system for diagnostic accuracy of MDS and adopted this standardized diagnostic system to the educational item for certification of the laboratory hematology specialists, aiming at a nationwidely expanding morphological evaluation of myelodysplasia."

"Dr. Sagan suffered from a rare bone marrow disease called myelodysplasia."

From myelo- + dysplasia.

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