Definition of "myeloma" []

• A malignant tumor formed by the cells of the bone marrow. (noun)

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• "I suffer from something called myeloma, which is a rare cancer of the bone."
• "In December of 1998, I, too, was diagnosed with a blood cancer, multiple myeloma, which is also not curable."
• "I am just wondering -- my mom has multiple myeloma, which is a bone-marrow cancer."