myelofibrosis

• MF

From myelo +‎ fibrosis.

• IPA^(key): /ˌmaɪ ə loʊ faɪˈbɹoʊ sɪs/

myelofibrosis (countable and uncountable, plural myelofibroses)

1. collagen deposition by fibroblasts in the bone marrow, whether primary or secondary to other causes such as medication.

• The term usually refers to PMF (primary myelofibrosis), but secondary forms also exist, e.g. due to polycythemia vera or essential thrombocythaemia).