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Multiple myeloma is a type of blood cancer that develops in plasma cells, a type of white blood cell in your bone marrow.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 1 Dec. 2024
But only one-third had plasma cells generating the same defense against SARS-CoV-2.
—Byjon Cohen, science.org, 11 Oct. 2024
The film also marks the first time Springsteen's wife and E Street Band member Patti Scialfa has publicly spoken about her diagnosis of multiple myeloma, a cancer of plasma cells, which are found in the bone marrow and are an important part of the immune system, per the American Cancer Society.
—Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2024
Multiple myeloma affects plasma cells, a type of white blood cell produced in the bone marrow.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 10 Sep. 2024
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First Known Use
1895, in the meaning defined above
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“Plasma cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plasma%20cell. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
Medical Definition
plasma cell
noun
: a lymphocyte that is a mature antibody-secreting B cell
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