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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
“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

lymphoma

/ lĭm-fō /

, Plural lymphomas lĭm-fōmə-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.
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Derived Forms

  • lymˈphomatous, adjective
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Other Words From

  • lym·phoma·toid adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lymphoma1

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

Anthracyclines are a class of chemotherapy medications used to treat many types of cancer, including breast cancer, leukemia, lymphoma and sarcoma.

That percentage can vary widely depending on the type of lymphoma and the stage it was diagnosed and treated in.

In a family statement, they confirmed that she died in Belfast City Hospital on Wednesday, following complications of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

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Urbach said he was surprised and touched when, while battling lymphoma in 2019, Flaherty wrote his name on the ‘Stand Up to Cancer” cards distributed to players and shown on national television.

Mr Slorance, who died aged 49, had gone into hospital in October 2020 for a stem cell transplant and chemotherapy after being diagnosed with mantle cell lymphoma.

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