myelocytomatosis
/ˌmʌɪələ(ʊ)sʌɪˌtəʊməˈtəʊsɪs/Veterinary Med.
noun
A form of avian leukosis characterized by the abnormal proliferation of myelocytes, with the formation of myelocytomas in the tissues.
- Now frequently in avian myelocytomatosis virus, the oncornavirus that causes myelocytomas and other neoplasms in poultry..
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in Journal of Experimental Medicine. From myelocytomata, plural of myelocytoma + -osis.