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acute promyelocytic leukemia

acute promyelocytic leukemia definition - medical

acute pro·my·e·lo·cyt·ic leukemia (prō-mīˌə-lō-sĭtˈĭk)

noun
A severe bleeding disorder that is a form of leukemia and is characterized by low concentrations of plasma fibrigen, defective coagulation, and infiltration of the bone marrow with abnormal promyelocytes and myelocytes.

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