WordNet
monocytic leukemia
n. leukemia characterized by the proliferation of monocytes and monoblasts in the blood [syn: monocytic leukaemia, monoblastic leukemia, monoblstic leukaemia, histiocytic leukemia, histiocytic leukaemia]
Wikipedia
Monocytic leukemia
Monocytic leukemia is a type of myeloid leukemia characterized by a dominance of monocytes in the marrow. When the monocytic cells are predominantly monoblasts, it is subclassified into ' monoblastic leukemia'.
Like myeloid leukemia, monocytic leukemia is almost always broken down into "acute" and "chronic":
- acute monocytic leukemia
- chronic monocytic leukemia
Acute monocytic leukemia is far more commonly referenced than the chronic variety. However, the chronic variety is a valid diagnostic entry.