myeloma (redirected from myelomata)

my·e·lo·ma  (m-lm)

n. pl. my·e·lo·mas or my·e·lo·ma·ta (-m-t)

A malignant tumor formed by the cells of the bone marrow.

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mye·loma·toid (-toid) adj.

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myeloma [my-ill-oh-ma, -ma-ta]

Noun

pl -mas or -mata a tumour of the bone marrow [Greek muelos marrow + -oma, modelled on carcinoma]

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Noun

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myeloma - a tumor of the bone marrow (usually malignant) composed of cells normally found in bone marrow malignant neoplasm, malignant tumor, metastatic tumor - a tumor that is malignant and tends to spread to other parts of the body multiple myeloma - myeloma that develops in several places at the same time