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Myelodysplastic syndrome

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-005624

A type of cancer in which the bone marrow does not make enough healthy blood cells (white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets) and there are abnormal cells in the blood and/or bone marrow. When there are fewer healthy blood cells, infection, anemia, or bleeding may occur. Sometimes, myelodysplastic syndrome becomes acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Also called MDS.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-005624
FieldOncology and biomedicine
SynonymsMDS
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "definition": "A type of cancer in which the bone marrow does not make enough healthy blood cells (white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets) and there are abnormal cells in the blood and/or bone marrow. When there are fewer healthy blood cells, infection, anemia, or bleeding may occur. Sometimes, myelodysplastic syndrome becomes acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Also called MDS.",
  "synonyms": [
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  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
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  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/myelodysplastic-syndrome/"
}

Record 11,507 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.