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Burkitt lymphoma
/ ˈbɜːkɪts; ˈbɜːkɪt /
noun
- 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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