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Burkitt's lymphoma
[ bur-kits lim-foh-muh ]
/ ˈbɜr kɪts lɪmˈfoʊ mə /
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noun Pathology.
a type of poorly differentiated malignant lymphoma, mainly afflicting children in central Africa, characterized by a large, bone-destroying lesion of the jaw, an abdominal mass, or more diffuse disease: believed to be associated with Epstein-Barr virus.
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Origin of Burkitt's lymphoma
Named after Denis Parsons Burkitt (1911–93), Irish physician, who identified the malignancy in Uganda in 1957
Words nearby Burkitt's lymphoma
Burke, Edmund, Burkinabé, Burkina Faso, Burkini, Burkitt lymphoma, Burkitt's lymphoma, burl, burladero, burlap, burlecue, burled
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