Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Leucemia no linfocítica aguda
Acute nonlymphocytic leukemia (uh-KYOOT non-lim-foh-SIH-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 myeloblastic leukemia, acute myelogenous leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia, AML, and ANLL.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.