- myelomonocytic leukemia
- myelomonocytic leukemia n a kind of monocytic leukemia in which the cells resemble granulocytes
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myelomonocytic — my·e·lo·mono·cyt·ic .män ə sit ik adj relating to or being a blood cell that has the characteristics of both monocytes and granulocytes * * * my·elo·mono·cyt·ic (mi″ə lo mon″o sitґik) characterized by both myelocytes and… … Medical dictionary
