Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia: A rare form of malignant bone marrow cancer that occurs in children and involves the proliferation of immature precursors of certain blood cells - myelocytes and monocytes. The proliferation is slower than in acute forms of the disease. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia is available below.
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