multiple myeloma

multiple myeloma
noun
myeloma that develops in several places at the same time
Hypernyms: ↑myeloma

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noun
: a disease of bone marrow characterized by the presence of numerous myelomas in various bones of the body

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Pathol.
a malignant plasma cell tumor of the bone marrow that destroys bone tissue.
[1895-1900; MYEL- + -OMA]

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multiple myeloma,
a very painful cancer usually affecting a number of bones, originating in bone marrow, and causing lesions of the bone and of certain soft tissues such as the kidneys.

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