Myeloma

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A malignant tumour arising from cells of the bone marrow, specifically plasma cells.

    "While Powell was fully vaccinated, he was also battling multiple myeloma, a cancer that suppresses the immune system, making him more susceptible to the virus and less likely to mount an immune response after being vaccinated."

  2. 2
    a tumor of the bone marrow (usually malignant) composed of cells normally found in bone marrow wordnet

Example

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"Multiple myeloma affects the plasma cells in the bone marrow and causes skeletal or soft tissue tumors. It is rarely cured."

Etymology

From myelo- + -oma.

Related phrases

multiple myelomabone marrowplasma cell

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