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Burkitt lymphoma

/ ˈbɜːkɪts; ˈbɜːkɪt /

noun

  1. a rare type of tumour of the white blood cells, occurring mainly in Africa and associated with infection by Epstein-Barr virus
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Burkitt lymphoma1

named after Dennis Burkitt (1911–93), British surgeon who first described the tumour

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