myeloma

American  

[mahy-uh-loh-muh] / ˌmaɪ əˈloʊ mə /

noun

Pathology.

• myelomas,
  plural
• myelomata
  plural

1. a tumor of plasma cells, arising in bone marrow, and often occurring at multiple sites, as in the vertebrae and flat skull bones.

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myeloma British  

/ ˌmaɪɪˈləʊmə /

noun

1. a usually malignant tumour of the bone marrow or composed of cells normally found in bone marrow

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• myelomatoid
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• myelomas
  plural
• myelomata
  plural

Etymology

Origin of myeloma

First recorded in 1855–60; myel- + -oma

Example Sentences

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myeloma

The group included healthy volunteers as well as people with diseases or treatments associated with immune suppression, including HIV, multiple myeloma, solid organ malignancy, autoimmune disease, inflammatory bowel disease and solid organ transplantation.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026

Smouldering myeloma usually develops into active myeloma at some time, but how long that takes varies, according to the charity.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Kelonia specializes in “in vivo” cell therapies for multiple myeloma, a technology Eli Lilly aims to leverage for cancer treatment.

From Barron's ● Apr. 20, 2026

Privately held Kelonia is developing a next-generation treatment for the blood cancer multiple myeloma.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026

The myeloma is most often met with between the ages of twenty-five and forty in the upper end of the tibia or lower end of the femur.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson