myelomanoun [ C or U ]
uk/maɪ.əˈləʊ.mə/us/ˌmaɪ.əˈloʊ.mə/specializedcancer of the plasma cells in the bone marrow of the large bones of the body that will result in death if not treated:
She was diagnosed with multiple myeloma when fractures in her vertebrae were found.
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Cancer
- acinic cell carcinoma
- acral lentiginous melanoma
- aggressive
- alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma
- alveolar soft part sarcoma
- brain tumour
- carcinogenesis
- carcinogenic
- chondroid chordoma
- chondrosarcoma
- chordoma
- malignancy
- metastatic
- neoplasia
- neoplasm
- neoplastic
- nephron-sparing surgery
- oncogene
- sarcoma
- tumour
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