dysmyelopoiesis

English

Etymology

dys- +‎ myelopoiesis.

Noun

dysmyelopoiesis (uncountable)

1. (medicine) Impaired myelopoiesis; defective production of the blood cells.
   • 1983, G. Richard Lee, Dane R. Boggs, Metal metabolism in hematologic disorders:

     The bone marrow was hypercellular with dysmyelopoiesis and a left shift of the erythroid and myeloid series.

   • 2008, John D. Bonagura, David C. Twedt, Kirk's Current Veterinary Therapy XIV, Elsevier Health Sciences, →ISBN:

     Secondary dysmyelopoiesis is associated with a variety of hematologic disorders and drug treatments.

Derived terms

• dysmyelopoietic