Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML)
Alternate Names : Chronic Granulocytic Leukemia
DefinitionChronic myelogenous leukemia is a malignant cancer of the bone marrow that causes rapid growth of the blood forming cells (known as myeloid precursors) in the bone marrow, peripheral blood, and body tissues.
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