Abbreviation for 'chronic myeloid leukemia,' a cancer of the blood in which the bone marrow produces too many white blood cells.
Modern medical acronym formed from the full disease name. Created in the 20th century as medical terminology consolidated around shorter codes for common diseases.
CML was once a death sentence, but the development of targeted drugs like imatinib in the 1990s transformed it into a manageable chronic disease—one of modern medicine's greatest victories against cancer.
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