lymphoma

[ lim-foh-muh ]

noun

, Pathology.

, plural lym·pho·mas, lym·pho·ma·ta [lim-, foh, -m, uh, -t, uh].

1. a tumor arising from any of the cellular elements of lymph nodes.

lymphoma

/ lɪmˈfəʊmə /

noun

1. any form of cancer of the lymph nodes Also calledlymphosarcomaˌlɪmfəʊsɑːˈkəʊmə

lymphoma

/ lĭm-fō′mə /

, Plural lymphomas lĭm-fō′mə-tə

1. Any of various usually malignant tumors that arise in the lymph nodes or other lymphatic tissues, often manifested by painless enlargement of one or more lymph nodes.
2. See also Hodgkin's disease

Derived Forms

• lymˈphomatous, adjective

Other Words From

• lym·phoma·toid adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of lymphoma¹

From New Latin, dating back to 1870–75; lymph-, -oma

Example Sentences

Later he developed Hodgkin’s lymphoma, which is now in remission.

From Time

Weeks after Jane’s death, Ross was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

From Washington Post

According to the story, an aggressive legal campaign was first directed at Ross himself in the mid-1990s when he was dying of lymphoma at the age of 52, and then at Steve, Ross’s son and an accomplished painter in his own right.

From Washington Post

Even if they got it seven, eight months ago, it’s a very effective drug for some kinds of leukemia or lymphoma, but the effects can persist for years afterwards.

From ProPublica

If the doctor says you’ve got metastasized lymphoma and six months to live, that’s an average across a whole lot of people who are not you.

From Nautilus

Demicheli also had been a physicist but had switched to oncology research after his wife died of Hodgkin lymphoma in 1976.

From The Daily Beast

An upward trend is especially apparent in kidney, liver, and thyroid cancer and in melanoma and lymphoma.

From The Daily Beast

Certain kinds of chemotherapy, administered to patients with lymphoma and breast cancer, can produce secondary bladder cancer.

From The Daily Beast

But his lymphoma recurred and, had he won the nomination and the election, he would have died in office.

From The Daily Beast

On Super Tuesday, I was diagnosed with Stage Four non-Hodgkins lymphoma.

From The Daily Beast