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| A type of cancer that begins in plasma cells (white blood cells that produce antibodies). Also called multiple myeloma, myelomatosis, and plasma cell myeloma. |
Previous Definitions: | JS–101, JS–114, junctional nevus, juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia, juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma | Next Definitions: | Kaposi sarcoma, Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus, karenitecin, Karnofsky Performance Status, Kassebaum Kennedy Act |
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