Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Of, relating to, or derived from the bone marrow.
  • adjective Of or relating to the spinal cord.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as myeloidin.
  • Medullary.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Resembling marrow in appearance or consistency.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Of or pertaining to bone marrow
  • adjective Of or pertaining to the spinal cord

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective of or relating to the spinal cord
  • adjective of or relating to bone marrow

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Examples

  • Immune cells known as myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) keep other immune cells in check.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • AML is a cancer of immune cells called myeloid cells, which accumulate in bone marrow and replace normal cells, then spread to other parts of the body.

    unknown title 2009

  • AML is a cancer of immune cells called myeloid cells, which accumulate in bone marrow and replace normal cells, then spread to other parts of the body.

    unknown title 2009

  • AML is a cancer of immune cells called myeloid cells, which accumulate in bone marrow and replace normal cells, then spread to other parts of the body.

    unknown title 2009

  • AML is a cancer of immune cells called myeloid cells, which accumulate in bone marrow and replace normal cells, then spread to other parts of the body.

    unknown title 2009

  • AML is a cancer of immune cells called myeloid cells, which accumulate in bone marrow and replace normal cells, then spread to other parts of the body.

    unknown title 2008

  • AML is a cancer of immune cells called myeloid cells, which accumulate in bone marrow and replace normal cells, then spread to other parts of the body.

    unknown title 2008

  • AML is a cancer of immune cells called myeloid cells, which accumulate in bone marrow and replace normal cells, then spread to other parts of the body.

    unknown title 2008

  • AML is a cancer of immune cells called myeloid cells, which accumulate in bone marrow and replace normal cells, then spread to other parts of the body.

    unknown title 2008

  • AML is a cancer of immune cells called myeloid cells, which accumulate in bone marrow and replace normal cells, then spread to other parts of the body.

    unknown title 2008

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