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n. - A tumor of the bone marrow (usually malignant) composed of cells normally found in bone marrow.

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  • I suffer from something called myeloma, which is a rare cancer of the bone.
  • I am just wondering -- my mom has multiple myeloma, which is a bone-marrow cancer.
  • Multiple myeloma, also known as myeloma or plasma cell myeloma, is cancer of the plasma cells
  • He had multiple myeloma, which is cancer of the plasma cells that produce antibodies to help fight disease.
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