Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Leucemia mieloblástica aguda
Acute myeloblastic leukemia (uh-KYOOT MY-eh-loh-BLAS-tik loo-KEE-mee-uh)
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 myelogenous leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia, acute nonlymphocytic leukemia, AML, and ANLL.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.