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Acute Myelocytic Leukemia

Also known as: Acute Myelocytic Leukemia, AML
bone marrow disease that is characterized by the production of large numbers of an immature granulocyte (a neutrophil -- the most common, basophil, or eosinophil) that replace other normal cells in the marrow.
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