mieloma
/mjeˈloma/masculine
The English word "myeloma" is translated into Spanish as mieloma.
mieloma is a noun used to refer to a malignant tumor of the bone marrow.
Meaning: malignant tumor of bone marrow (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
As a masculine noun, mieloma is preceded by the masculine article el (el mieloma).
How do you pronounce it?
/mjeˈloma/
Did you know?
- While mieloma refers to the disease, the Spanish word for the marrow itself is médula ósea. This is a potential point of confusion because médula is also the word for 'spinal cord'.
- The word mieloma ends in -a, which usually marks a feminine noun in Spanish. However, like many medical terms derived from Greek, it is masculine, meaning you must say el mieloma instead of la mieloma.
- In Spanish medical contexts, the term mieloma is often paired with the word múltiple, but because múltiple is an adjective, it must follow the noun, unlike the English 'multiple myeloma'.
Examples in context
- Doctor, ¿tiene experiencia con el mieloma múltiple?Doctor, do you have experience with multiple myeloma?
- Amigo, ¿sabías que mi papá fue diagnosticado con el mieloma múltiple?Buddy, did you know that my dad was diagnosed with multiple myeloma?
- Mi abuela está luchando contra el mieloma múltiple desde hace varios años.My grandmother has been battling multiple myeloma for several years.
- Después de mi tratamiento, mi médico me dijo que el mieloma había disminuido.After my treatment, my doctor told me that the myeloma had decreased.
- Tengo un amigo que sigue investigando sobre el mieloma a nivel científico.I have a friend who is still researching myeloma at a scientific level.
- El paciente tiene un mieloma.The patient has a myeloma.
- El médico detectó un mieloma en la médula.The doctor detected a myeloma in the marrow.
- Ese tipo de mieloma es muy agresivo.That type of myeloma is very aggressive.
Example conversation
Daniel and Sofía are talking about a medical report in a hospital hallway.
- Daniel¿Qué dice el informe sobre el mieloma?What does the report say about the myeloma?
- SofíaDaniel, dice que el mieloma es de bajo riesgo.Daniel, it says the myeloma is low risk.
- DanielMe alegra mucho saber eso.I am very happy to know that.
- SofíaSí, el tratamiento será más sencillo.Yes, the treatment will be simpler.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “myeloma” translations and entries mieloma, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
