Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Mieloma múltiple
Multiple myeloma (MUL-tih-pul MY-eh-LOH-muh)
A type of cancer that begins in plasma cells (white blood cells that produce antibodies). Also called Kahler disease, myelomatosis, and plasma cell myeloma.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.