Myelodysplastic syndrome

Myelodysplastic syndrome
Term	Myelodysplastic syndrome
Short definition	myelodysplastic syndrome - (pronounced) (MY-eh-loh-dis-PLAS-tik SIN-drome) 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 can occur.
Type	Cancer terms
Specialty	Oncology
Language	English
Source	NCI
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myelodysplastic syndrome - (pronounced) (MY-eh-loh-dis-PLAS-tik SIN-drome) 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 can occur. Sometimes myelodysplastic syndrome becomes acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Also called MDS

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