English word myelophthisis comes from English phthisis, English myelo- (Bone marrow. Spinal cord.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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phthisis | English (en) | (archaic) An atrophy of the body or part of the body, especially pulmonary tuberculosis. |
myelo- | English (en) | Bone marrow. Spinal cord. |
myelophthisis | English (en) | Myelophthisic anemia, a severe anemia found in some people with diseases that affect the bone marrow by fibrosis, tumors or granulomas and hence displace the hemopoietic bone-marrow tissue into the peripheral blood. |