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myelofibrosis

[ mahy-uh-loh-fahy-broh-sis ]

noun

, Pathology.
  1. the replacement of bone marrow by fibrous tissue, characteristic of leukemia and certain other diseases.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of myelofibrosis1

First recorded in 1945–50; myelo- + fibrosis

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