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multiple myeloma
noun
: a disease of bone marrow that is characterized by the presence of numerous myelomas in various bones of the body
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However, on Thursday, the Los Angeles Times reported that Steiner's multiple myeloma blood cancer was in remission.
—Chantz Martin, Fox News, 25 Oct. 2024
Other drugs, including Revlimid, used to treat multiple myeloma, rose by 7%, to a list price of more than $89,000 per month.
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This stems from a new CAR-T therapy candidate the two are developing that targets blood cancers, including multiple myeloma.
—Natallie Rocha, The Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2024
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Scialfa, 71, publicly revealed she was diagnosed with the rare cancer multiple myeloma in 2018.
—Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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First Known Use
1897, in the meaning defined above
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“Multiple myeloma.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multiple%20myeloma. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
Medical Definition
multiple myeloma
noun
: a disease of bone marrow that is characterized by the presence of numerous myelomas in various bones of the body
called also myelomatosis
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