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noun
A malignant tumour arising from cells of the bone marrow, specifically plasma cells.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, oncology, pathology, sciences
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noun
a tumor of the bone marrow (usually malignant) composed of cells normally found in bone marrow
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: malignant tumor, malignant neoplasm, metastatic tumor
Narrower terms: multiple myeloma
History
From myelo- + -oma.
Across languages
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