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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A malignant tumor formed by the cells of the bone marrow.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A giant-celled sarcoma.
  • noun A tumor of the bone-marrow, often multiple.

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  • noun pathology A malignant tumour arising from cells of the bone marrow, specifically plasma cells.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a tumor of the bone marrow (usually malignant) composed of cells normally found in bone marrow

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