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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


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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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BurkiniBurkitt's lymphoma