<prompt> Smudge cells in the peripheral smear are characteristic of:Chronic myelogenous leukemiaChronic lymphocytic leukemiaAcute myelogenous leukemiaAcute lymphoblastic leukemia  <response>: In CLL, the blood contains large numbers of small round lymphocytes with scant cytoplasm fragile. Some of these cells are usually disrupted in the process of making smears, producing so-called smudge cells 