myeloma

[ mahy-uh-loh-muh ]
/ ˌmaɪ əˈloʊ mə /

noun, plural my·e·lo·mas, my·e·lo·ma·ta [mahy-uh-loh-muh-tuh] /ˌmaɪ əˈloʊ mə tə/. Pathology.

a tumor of plasma cells, arising in bone marrow, and often occurring at multiple sites, as in the vertebrae and flat skull bones.
Compare multiple myeloma.

Origin of myeloma

First recorded in 1855–60; myel- + -oma

Words nearby myeloma

myeloid sarcoma, myeloid series, myeloid tissue, myeloidosis, myelolipoma, myeloma, myelomalacia, myelomatosis, myelomeningocele, myelomere, myeloneuritis

Example sentences from the Web for myeloma

  • In many respects the X-ray appearances resemble those of myeloma.

    Manual of Surgery |Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

  • The myeloma is also to be diagnosed from chondroma, from sarcoma, and from osteomyelitis fibrosa cystica.

    Manual of Surgery |Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

  • New growths include the fibroma, the myxoma, the myeloma or giant-celled tumour, and various forms of sarcoma.

    Manual of Surgery |Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

  • The majority would appear to be the result of changes in a sarcoma, endothelioma, or myeloma.

    Manual of Surgery |Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

British Dictionary definitions for myeloma

myeloma
/ (ˌmaɪɪˈləʊmə) /

noun plural -mas or -mata (-mətə)

a usually malignant tumour of the bone marrow or composed of cells normally found in bone marrow

Derived forms of myeloma

myelomatoid, adjective

Medical definitions for myeloma

myeloma
[ mī′ə-lō′mə ]

n. pl. my•e•lo•mas

A tumor composed of cells derived from hemopoietic tissues of the bone marrow.