Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Leucemia mielógena crónica
Chronic myelogenous leukemia (KRAH-nik MY-eh-LAH-jeh-nus loo-KEE-mee-uh)
A slowly progressing disease in which too many white blood cells (not lymphocytes) are made in the bone marrow. Also called chronic granulocytic leukemia, chronic myeloid leukemia, and CML.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.