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erythrodysplasia

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-002965

A condition in which immature red blood cells (erythroid cells) in the bone marrow are abnormal in size, shape, organization, and/or number. Erythrodysplasia may be caused by vitamin deficiency or chemotherapy, or it may be a sign of refractory anemia, which is a myelodysplastic syndrome. Also called erythroid dysplasia.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-002965
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymserythroid dysplasia
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "definition": "A condition in which immature red blood cells (erythroid cells) in the bone marrow are abnormal in size, shape, organization, and/or number. Erythrodysplasia may be caused by vitamin deficiency or chemotherapy, or it may be a sign of refractory anemia, which is a myelodysplastic syndrome. Also called erythroid dysplasia.",
  "synonyms": [
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  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
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  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/erythrodysplasia/"
}

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