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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  3. lymphatic diseases
  4. lymphoma
  5. plasmacytoma
  6. myeloma
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  3. lymphatic diseases
  4. lymphoma
  5. plasmacytoma
  6. myeloma
  1. Fields of Study
  2. noninfectious diseases
  3. neoplasms
  4. lymphoma
  5. plasmacytoma
  6. myeloma
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. noninfectious diseases
  3. neoplasms
  4. lymphoma
  5. plasmacytoma
  6. myeloma
  1. Fields of Study
  2. noninfectious diseases
  3. neoplasms
  4. lymphoma
  5. plasmacytoma
  6. myeloma
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. noninfectious diseases
  3. neoplasms
  4. lymphoma
  5. plasmacytoma
  6. myeloma
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. noninfectious diseases
  3. neoplasms
  4. lymphoma
  5. plasmacytoma
  6. myeloma

Preferred term

myeloma

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information A malignancy of mature plasma cells engaging in monoclonal immunoglobulin production. It is characterized by hyperglobulinemia, excess Bence-Jones proteins (free monoclonal immunoglobin light chains) in the urine, skeletal destruction, bone pain, and fractures.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2012

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • multiple myeloma
  • plasma cell myeloma

In other languages

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/53703

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