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xanthomyeloma

xanthomyeloma noun: a lipid-filled myeloma associated primarily with tendon sheaths.

Noun

xanthomyeloma (plural xanthomyelomas or xanthomyelomata)

  1. A lipid-filled myeloma associated primarily with tendon sheaths.
    • Xanthomyelomas are in most cases connected with tendon sheaths and constitute the commonest type of tendon-sheath tumor.1924, International Medical and Surgical Survey, page 650
    • The complete absence of fat from the tumour seemed to show that it differed from a xanthomyeloma of a tendon sheath.1925, Royal Society of Medicine (Great Britain), Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine, page 17

Forms of xanthomyeloma

pluralxanthomyelomas
pluralxanthomyelomata

Origin of xanthomyeloma

From xantho- + myeloma.

Questions about xanthomyeloma

What does xanthomyeloma mean?
Xanthomyeloma means a lipid-filled myeloma associated primarily with tendon sheaths.
What part of speech is xanthomyeloma?
Xanthomyeloma is a noun.
What is the plural of xanthomyeloma?
The plural of xanthomyeloma is xanthomyelomas.

Words near xanthomyeloma in the dictionary

  1. xanthomonad
  2. xanthomonadin
  3. xanthomonadins
  4. xanthomonads
  5. xanthomous
  6. xanthomyeloma
  7. xanthomyelomas
  8. xanthomyelomata
  9. xanthone
  10. xanthones
  11. xanthonoid

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