multiple myeloma

English

Noun

multiple myeloma (plural multiple myelomas or multiple myelomata)

1. (pathology, oncology) A malignant neoplasm of plasma cells, a type of white blood cell that produces antibodies.

Synonyms

• myelomatosis
• plasma cell myeloma
• Kahler's disease

Translations

cancer

• Finnish: multippeli myelooma
• French: myélome multiple m
• Spanish: mieloma múltiple m

Further reading

• multiple myeloma on Wikipedia.Wikipedia