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chloroleukemia

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chloroleukemia /chlo·ro·leu·ke·mia/ (klor″o-loo-ke´me-ah) chloroma.
chloroleukemia
[klôr′ōlo̅o̅kē′mē·ə]
Etymology: GK, chloros, green, leukos, white, haima, blood
a kind of myelogenous leukemia in which specific tumor masses are not seen at autopsy, but body fluids and organs are green. See also myelogenous leukemia.

chloroleukemia [klor″o-lu-ke´me-ah]
2. a tumor of rose or greenish color occurring in rats or mice with leukemia.

chloroleukemia
myelogenous leukemia or granulocytic leukemia in which no specific tumor masses are observed at autopsy, but the body organs and fluids show a definite green color due to myeloperoxidase (especially in the pig).


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