myeloblastosis
/ˌmʌɪələ(ʊ)blaˈstəʊsɪs/Medicine and Veterinary Med.
noun
Excessive proliferation of myeloblasts, resulting in their presence in the peripheral blood or tissues other than the bone marrow; specifically (more fully avian myeloblastosis) a form of avian leukosis characterized by myeloblastic leukaemia.
- Now frequently in avian myeloblastosis virus, the oncornavirus that causes myeloblastosis and certain other tumours and disorders in poultry..
Origin
1930s. From myeloblast + -osis. Compare slightly earlier erythroblastosis.
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