myeloma
noun
my·e·lo·ma
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plural myelomas
also myelomata\ ˌmī-ə-ˈlō-mə-tə
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Definition of myeloma
: a primary tumor of the bone marrow
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Other Words from myeloma
myelomatous
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adjective
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adjective
Examples of myeloma in a Sentence
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After being diagnosed with myeloma in 1981, Gary was treated by several outstanding medical teams, including those at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, Mt. Sinai Cancer Center in New York and UConn Health in Farmington, CT. — courant.com, "Gary G. Benanav," 27 Aug. 2019 Two cancer patients participating in a study with the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia are being treated for myeloma and sarcoma with the technique. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "US Cancer Patients Are Undergoing CRISPR Tests For The First Time," 17 Apr. 2019 Celgene leads the market for multiple-myeloma treatments, but its top-selling drug, Revlimid, is expected to face competition from generics in 2022. — Jared S. Hopkins, WSJ, "Bristol-Myers Reports Higher Sales but Another Lung-Cancer Setback," 24 Jan. 2019 But using the patient’s own stem cells was also risky because they might be contaminated with myeloma cells. — Marie Mccullough, Philly.com, "Her identical twin saved her life 25 years ago. Now they're cancer activists," 17 Apr. 2018 Finding blood cancer Blood cancers include leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma. — Claire Altschuler, chicagotribune.com, "Racing against cancer: New efforts to save lives with early detection," 21 May 2018 The new frontier is CAR T-cell therapy, in which doctors remove immune cells, engineer them into cancer assassins and reinject them back into the bloodstream to go after liquid tumors, such as leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma. — Todd Ackerman, Houston Chronicle, "Immunotherapy that turns cells into cancer assassins named top advance," 31 Jan. 2018 Bone marrow donations can be used in the treatment of life-threatening conditions, such as leukemia, myeloma, and lymphoma. — Korin Miller, SELF, "'Real Housewives' Star Stephanie Hollman Says Donating Bone Marrow Was as Simple as Donating Blood," 31 Oct. 2017 The Novartis drug has the potential to be one of the most expensive drugs ever sold, said David Mitchell, the patients group’s president, who has been treated for multiple myeloma, a blood cancer, since 2010. — Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News, "‘Breakthrough’ Leukemia Drug Also Portends ‘Quantum Leap’ In Cost," 23 Aug. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'myeloma.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for myeloma
myeloma
noun
my·e·lo·ma
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plural myelomas
also myelomata\ -mət-ə
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Medical Definition of myeloma
: 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