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#HematologyTweetstory 23: a thread on how the confusing "myelo-" nomenclature arose. Myelodysplasia, AML, myelofibrosis. Myeloma. Myelomeningocele, poliomyelitis, and other neurologic conditions. Osteomyelitis (depicted). They *sound* connected - but are unrelated. #MDS #MMsM /1 
I think I first did a @PubMed search on “myelodysplasia” around 1997, looking for a paper about #MDS marrow. But the search returned a bunch of articles about spina bifida, not about bone marrow. This was a surprise. The @SpinaBifidaAssn even has a seal named Myelo as a mascot./2
The linguistic connection in English (and other languages) between marrow and brain/spinal cord is unexpected, and results from a historical misconception./3
