kləˈrōmə noun
( plural chloromas -məz ; or chloro·ma·ta -məd.ə)
Etymology: New Latin, from chlor- + -oma
: leukemia originating in the bone marrow and marked by the formation of tumorlike growths of myeloid tissue beneath the periosteum of flat bones (as the skull, ribs, or pelvis)
• chlo·rom·a·tous -ˈräməd.əs, -ōm- adjective