# myeloma

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #39,444

## Definitions
1. A malignant tumour arising from cells of the bone marrow, specifically plasma cells.

## Etymology
From myelo- + -oma.

## Easily confused with
- **myeloid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/myeloid-vs-myeloma)

## Common misspellings (10)
`meyloma`, `mmyeloma`, `myelloma`, `myelmoa`, `myeloam`, `myelomma`, `myeolma`, `myleoma`, `myyeloma`, `ymeloma`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/myeloma