myeloma
noun
my·e·lo·ma
ˌmī-ə-ˈlō-mə 
plural myelomas also myelomata
ˌmī-ə-ˈlō-mə-tə
: a primary tumor of the bone marrow
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This occurs due to bone damage from myeloma cells forming in the bone marrow.
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Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 22 July 2025
His wife, Anne, rushed Haston, who ran a hearing device company, to the hospital, where he was diagnosed with the blood cancer myeloma.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 23 May 2025
The presence of high levels of M proteins can indicate myeloma.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 14 July 2025
The study found that obesity is linked to seven types of cancer that are rising among younger adults: colorectal, kidney, uterine, pancreatic, stomach (cardia), cervical cancers and myeloma (a type of blood cancer).
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
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Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 22 July 2025
His wife, Anne, rushed Haston, who ran a hearing device company, to the hospital, where he was diagnosed with the blood cancer myeloma.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 23 May 2025
The presence of high levels of M proteins can indicate myeloma.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 14 July 2025
The study found that obesity is linked to seven types of cancer that are rising among younger adults: colorectal, kidney, uterine, pancreatic, stomach (cardia), cervical cancers and myeloma (a type of blood cancer).
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for myeloma
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“Myeloma.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/myeloma. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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myeloma
noun
my·e·lo·ma
ˌmī-ə-ˈlō-mə
plural myelomas also myelomata
-mət-ə
: a primary tumor of the bone marrow formed of any one of the bone marrow cells (as myelocytes or plasma cells) and usually involving several different bones at the same time see multiple myeloma
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