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

myelomatous

ˌmī-ə-ˈlō-mə-təs 

adjective

Examples of myeloma in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For example, survival rates for myeloma, a bone marrow cancer, jumped from 32% to 62%, liver cancer from 7% to 22% and lung cancer from 15% to 28%. —Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026

The five-year survival rate for myeloma, for example, nearly doubled (from 32% to 62%). —Marcos Magaña, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026

The survival improvements were particularly significant for people diagnosed with what are considered to be more fatal cancers, including myeloma, liver cancer, and lung cancer. —Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 14 Jan. 2026

The report points out that the survival rate for myeloma (a type of blood cancer) increased from 32% to 62%, liver cancer increased from 7% to 22%, and lung cancer increased from 15% to 28%. —Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Greek myelós "bone marrow" + -oma — more at myelo-

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing myeloma

• multiple myeloma

Rhymes for myeloma

• ambystoma
• atheroma
• carcinoma
• coloboma
• granuloma
• haematoma
• hamartoma
• hemangioma
• hematoma
• hepatoma
• hybridoma
• melanoma

Medical Definition

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