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myeloma
[mahy-uh-loh-muh]
noun
plural
myelomas, myelomataa tumor of plasma cells, arising in bone marrow, and often occurring at multiple sites, as in the vertebrae and flat skull bones.
myeloma
/ ˌɪɪˈəʊə /
noun
a usually malignant tumour of the bone marrow or composed of cells normally found in bone marrow
Other Word Forms
- ˌˈdzˌٴǾ adjective
Example Sentences
After blood tests he was diagnosed with myeloma in August 2021.
It can halt the blood cancer myeloma for nearly three times longer than current therapies.
The 75-year-old recently vowed to keep playing live "until the wheels come off", but said he had scaled back his tours after his wife, Patti Scialfa, was diagnosed with myeloma, a rare blood cancer.
She has blood cancers myeloma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma, which have in turn worsened another condition, called hypogammaglobulinemia, which is a low antibody count.
Dodgers broadcaster Charley Steiner has battled multiple myeloma blood cancer this season, but tells Bill Plaschke he’s grateful it is in remission.
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