: a lymphocyte that is a mature antibody-secreting B cell
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Multiple myeloma is a type of blood cancer that forms in plasma cells, white blood cells that produce infection-fighting antibodies.1
Multiple myeloma is not hereditary, meaning it is not passed down through families.—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 14 Feb. 2025 Solitary plasmacytoma: This single plasma cell tumor usually develops in the bone.—Carrie Madormo, Rn, Health, 24 Jan. 2025 The cancer occurs when the plasma cells inside the bone marrow (the bones' soft inner part) mutate and begin to grow and divide uncontrollably.1
Scientists don't know exactly what causes the mutations that turn plasma cells cancerous, but certain factors may affect a person's risk.—Carrie Madormo, Rn, Health, 17 Jan. 2025 The popular radio co-host is undergoing treatment for multiple myeloma, a cancer that affects the plasma cells in bone marrow.—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 12 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for plasma cell
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