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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Currently both medicines are approved only for patients who have been treated for myeloma with four or more medications.
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Damian Garde, STAT, 15 Mar. 2024
Doctors told him there has been no increase in myeloma markers since his previous round of extensive tests in May.
—USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2024
There are three main types of blood cancer, leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma, all of which affect the body's blood cells.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 24 Sep. 2023
In September, the veteran actor, best known to fans as Mac Scorpio on the ABC soap since 1991, told his social media followers that he had been diagnosed late last year with myelodysplastic syndromes, or MDS, and multiple smoldering myeloma — two blood and bone marrow disorders.
—Rosemary Rossi, Peoplemag, 24 Dec. 2023
The veteran actor, who has played Mac Scorpio on the ABC soap for 22 years, revealed in September that he had been diagnosed last December with two forms of cancer — myelodysplastic syndromes and multiple smoldering myeloma — both of which are blood and bone marrow disorders.
—Rosemary Rossi, Peoplemag, 8 Nov. 2023
There are three main types of blood cancer: leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 24 Sep. 2023
The soap opera veteran, 64, who has played Mac Scorpio on the ABC daytime drama for 22 years, announced last week that he had been diagnosed with two forms of cancer — myelodysplastic syndromes, or MDS, and multiple smoldering myeloma — two blood and bone marrow disorders.
—Rosemary Rossi, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2023
Lastly, myeloma prevents the normal production of antibodies by affecting the body's plasma cells.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 24 Sep. 2023
Damian Garde, STAT, 15 Mar. 2024
Doctors told him there has been no increase in myeloma markers since his previous round of extensive tests in May.
—USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2024
There are three main types of blood cancer, leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma, all of which affect the body's blood cells.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 24 Sep. 2023
In September, the veteran actor, best known to fans as Mac Scorpio on the ABC soap since 1991, told his social media followers that he had been diagnosed late last year with myelodysplastic syndromes, or MDS, and multiple smoldering myeloma — two blood and bone marrow disorders.
—Rosemary Rossi, Peoplemag, 24 Dec. 2023
The veteran actor, who has played Mac Scorpio on the ABC soap for 22 years, revealed in September that he had been diagnosed last December with two forms of cancer — myelodysplastic syndromes and multiple smoldering myeloma — both of which are blood and bone marrow disorders.
—Rosemary Rossi, Peoplemag, 8 Nov. 2023
There are three main types of blood cancer: leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 24 Sep. 2023
The soap opera veteran, 64, who has played Mac Scorpio on the ABC daytime drama for 22 years, announced last week that he had been diagnosed with two forms of cancer — myelodysplastic syndromes, or MDS, and multiple smoldering myeloma — two blood and bone marrow disorders.
—Rosemary Rossi, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2023
Lastly, myeloma prevents the normal production of antibodies by affecting the body's plasma cells.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 24 Sep. 2023
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1949, in the meaning defined above
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“Myeloma.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/myeloma. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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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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