myeloma
noun
Example Sentences
Angus Chen Reprints, STAT, 20 Apr. 2023
Johnson & Johnson’s JNJ 0.18%▲ Darzalex multiple-myeloma therapy and Novo Nordisk A/S’s NVO -0.28%▼ diabetes and weight-loss treatment Ozempic, according to an analysis by SVB Securities.
—Joseph Walker, WSJ, 31 July 2022
Certain cancer therapies can damage B-cells, as does having a blood cancer like lymphoma, leukemia, or myeloma.
—Angus Chen, STAT, 14 Apr. 2022
The funds raised benefit the LLS mission to find a cure for leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and to improve the quality of life of patients and their families.
—Shirley Macfarland, cleveland, 19 Jan. 2023
Bostic, the first Black flight attendant for Southwest Airlines who was hired in the company’s first year of operations, died Monday, four years after being diagnosed with myeloma cancer.
—Dallas News, 11 Jan. 2022
The star had recently been in hospice care after he was diagnosed with Multiple myeloma, a blood cancer, in December 2020.
—Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 30 Nov. 2022
The myeloma had spread into his skull and his spinal fluid.
—Angus Chen, STAT, 2 June 2022
Emilio had recently been in hospice care after he was diagnosed with Multiple myeloma, a blood cancer, in December 2020.
—Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com, 10 Mar. 2022
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Word History
1949, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing myeloma
Dictionary Entries Near myeloma
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“Myeloma.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/myeloma. Accessed 29 May. 2023.
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