myeloma

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From myelo- +‎ -oma.

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myeloma (plural myelomas or myelomata)

  1. (pathology, oncology) A malignant tumour arising from cells of the bone marrow, specifically plasma cells.
    • 2021 October 18, Oliver Darcy, “Right-wing media figures dishonestly use Colin Powell’s death to question Covid vaccines”, in CNN Business‎[1], archived from the original on 29 October 2021:
      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.

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