Definitions for multiple myeloma

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

mul′tiple myelo′ma(n.)

  1. a malignant plasma cell tumor of the bone marrow that destroys bone tissue.

    Category: Pathology

Origin of multiple myeloma:

1895–1900

Princeton's WordNet

  1. multiple myeloma(noun)

    myeloma that develops in several places at the same time

Wiktionary

  1. multiple myeloma(Noun)

    A cancer of the white blood cells.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Multiple Myeloma

    A malignancy of mature PLASMA CELLS engaging in monoclonal immunoglobulin production. It is characterized by hyperglobulinemia, excess Bence-Jones proteins (free monoclonal IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAINS) in the urine, skeletal destruction, bone pain, and fractures. Other features include ANEMIA; HYPERCALCEMIA; and RENAL INSUFFICIENCY.


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