| myeloma |
a tumor of the bone marrow (usually malignant) composed of cells normally found in bone marrow
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| myelomeningocele |
a congenital defect of the central nervous system in which a sac containing part of the spinal cord and its meninges protrude through a gap in the vertebral column; frequently accompanied by hydrocephalus and mental retardation
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| myelin basic protein |
(MBP) a basic protein (MW 18,000) that constitutes about 30 per cent of myelin proteins; elevated levels of MBP occur in acute exacerbation of multiple sclerosis and acute cerebral infarction. Immunization of laboratory animals with MBP produces encephalomyelitis by inducing T cell activity that leads to demyelination and lymphoid infiltration. Called also encephalitogenic p.
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| myelogenic osteopathy |
any bone disease due to the impaired relation between the medullary and osseous tissues.
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| myeloma protein |
any of the pathological immunoglobulin proteins or fragments, such as M component and Bence-Jones protein, secreted by myeloma cells.
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