myeloma

[ mahy-uh-loh-muh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Pathology.

, plural my·e·lo·mas, my·e·lo·ma·ta [mahy-, uh, -, loh, -m, uh, -t, uh].

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

myeloma

/ ˌmaɪɪˈləʊmə /

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

Origin of myeloma¹

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

One of the hardest plot decisions was what to do after actor Jim Davis, who played Jock Ewing, died in 1980 from multiple myeloma.

The death of actor Jim Davis from multiple myeloma in 1980 shook up the Dallas family.

He was gravely ill with multiple myeloma and was spending time at the Mayo Clinic.

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

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

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

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

In most cases the tumour is of the myeloid type—myeloma; in others new bone is formed in its substance—osteo-sarcoma.

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