myeloma
noun/ˌmaɪəˈloʊmə/
Frequency rank: #16,466 most common English word
Meaning
A malignant tumor of plasma cells that originates in the bone marrow.
Example sentence
The oncologist confirmed that the patient had been diagnosed with myeloma affecting the bone marrow.
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