Dictionary of Cancer Terms
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ANLL
An aggressive (fast-growing) disease in which too many myeloblasts (immature white blood cells that are not lymphoblasts) are found in the bone marrow and blood. Also called acute myeloblastic leukemia, acute myelogenous leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia, acute nonlymphocytic leukemia, and AML.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.