myeloma

[ mahy-uh-loh-muh ]

noun

, Pathology.

, plural my·e·lo·mas, my·e·lo·ma·ta [mahy-, uh, -, loh, -m, uh, -t, uh].

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

myeloma

/ ˌmaɪɪˈləʊmə /

noun

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

Derived Forms

• ˌmyeˈlomaˌtoid, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of myeloma¹

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

Example Sentences

A few years later, Garrett’s dad — who had worked for more than three decades at the Union Carbide facility a bit closer to the Gulf Coast — was diagnosed with multiple myeloma.

From ProPublica

Greg Block, a former mayor’s office spokesman who previously worked at San Diego State University and pushed for the Liberty Station redevelopment among other assignments, passed away Saturday after a battle with multiple myeloma.

From Voice of San Diego

Powell, who was fully vaccinated, had Parkinson’s disease and multiple myeloma, a form of blood cancer that impairs the body’s ability to fight infection.

From Washington Post

His 2014 diagnosis with myeloma aided in his transfer out of the supermax, but since then the illnesses have only gotten worse.

From Time

One of the hardest plot decisions was what to do after actor Jim Davis, who played Jock Ewing, died in 1980 from multiple myeloma.

From The Daily Beast

The death of actor Jim Davis from multiple myeloma in 1980 shook up the Dallas family.

From The Daily Beast

He was gravely ill with multiple myeloma and was spending time at the Mayo Clinic.

From The Daily Beast

New growths include the fibroma, the myxoma, the myeloma or giant-celled tumour, and various forms of sarcoma.

From Project Gutenberg

The majority would appear to be the result of changes in a sarcoma, endothelioma, or myeloma.

From Project Gutenberg

In many respects the X-ray appearances resemble those of myeloma.

From Project Gutenberg

The myeloma is also to be diagnosed from chondroma, from sarcoma, and from osteomyelitis fibrosa cystica.

From Project Gutenberg

In most cases the tumour is of the myeloid type—myeloma; in others new bone is formed in its substance—osteo-sarcoma.

From Project Gutenberg