multiple myeloma

noun

: a disease of bone marrow that is characterized by the presence of numerous myelomas in various bones of the body

Examples of multiple myeloma in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In 2023, he was stricken with multiple myeloma, a blood cancer that was successfully treated. — Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026

Scalise is also in remission from multiple myeloma, a blood cancer, which he was treated for in late 2023, taking a six-week absence to undergo chemotherapy. — Lauren Peller, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026

In 2023, Scalise announced he had been diagnosed with multiple myeloma. — Nikole Killion, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026

After getting diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a rare blood cancer that severely damaged his kidneys, Art Nichols, 70, began the grueling process of treatment in January of 2023. — Jane Miller, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for multiple myeloma

• cholesteatoma
• epithelioma
• lymphogranuloma
• medulloblastoma
• mesothelioma
• retinoblastoma
• adenocarcinoma
• choriocarcinoma
• pheochromocytoma
• ambystoma
• atheroma
• carcinoma

Medical Definition

multiple myeloma

noun

: a disease of bone marrow that is characterized by the presence of numerous myelomas in various bones of the body

called also myelomatosis