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From the National Library of Medicine - National Center for Biotechnology Information
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21509678/
From the link:

"Multiple Myeloma has been recognized since Ancient Times. The first well-documented case was reported in 1844 by Samuel Solly."

Edited to add:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6558388/#B9
From the link:

"[I]n 1873 J. von Rustizky coined the phrase multiple myeloma"

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@kappaking wow! Who knew? Thanks for your research on this. I had no idea about the history.