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acute myeloid leukemia (uh-KYOOT MY-eh-loyd loo-KEE-mee-uh)

 A quickly progressing disease in which too many immature white blood cells (not lymphocytes) are found in the blood and bone marrow. Also called AML, acute myelogenous leukemia, acute myeloblastic leukemia, acute nonlymphocytic leukemia, and ANLL.

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