Meanings
nounmyeloma (plural myelomas or myelomata)
plural myelomas · plural myelomata
- medicineA 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.
2021 October 18, Oliver Darcy, “Right-wing media figures dishonestly use Colin Powell’s death to question Covid vaccines”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 29 Oct 2021
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Translations
Catalan mieloma
- mielomamalignant tumor of bone marrow
Czech myelom
- myelommalignant tumor of bone marrow
Finnish luuydinsyöpä, myelooma
- luuydinsyöpämalignant tumor of bone marrow
- myeloomamalignant tumor of bone marrow
French myélome
- myélomemalignant tumor of bone marrow
German Myelom
- Myelommalignant tumor of bone marrow
Irish mialóma
- mialómamalignant tumor of bone marrow
Italian mieloma
- mielomamalignant tumor of bone marrow
Polish szpiczak
- szpiczakmalignant tumor of bone marrow
Spanish mieloma
- mielomamalignant tumor of bone marrow
Swedish myelom
- myelommalignant tumor of bone marrow
Turkish miyelom
- miyelommalignant tumor of bone marrow
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APA
myeloma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myeloma
MLA
“myeloma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myeloma. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “myeloma,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myeloma.
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