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Myelodysplastic Syndromes

Medical Definition: Conditions in which the bone marrow shows qualitative and quantitative changes suggestive of a preleukemic process, but having a chronic course that does not necessarily terminate as acute leukemia.
Guide Notes: myelo- here = bone marrow, not spinal cord
Previously Indexed: Anemia, Aplastic (1966-1985),Bone Marrow Diseases (1966-1985),Leukemia, Myelocytic (1966-1985),Myeloproliferative Disorders (1966-1985),Preleukemia (1977-1985)

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