MYELOFIBROSIS

myelofibrosis

(noun) fibrosis of the bone marrow

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

myelofibrosis (countable and uncountable, plural myelofibroses)

collagen deposition by fibroblasts in the bone marrow, whether primary or secondary to other causes such as medication.

Usage notes

• The term usually refers to PMF (primary myelofibrosis), but secondary forms also exist, e.g. due to polycythemia vera or essential thrombocythaemia.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

4 February 2025

DISKETTE

(noun) a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer; “floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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