Burkitt's lymphoma

American  

[bur-kits lim-foh-muh] / ˈbɜr kɪts lɪmˈfoʊ mə /

noun

Pathology.

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of Burkitt's lymphoma

Named after Denis Parsons Burkitt (1911–93), Irish physician, who identified the malignancy in Uganda in 1957

Example Sentences

Destiny Clark alleged that her son Ezra developed Burkitt’s lymphoma after he was exposed to Roundup which she sprayed on weeds at the family residence.

From Reuters • Oct. 5, 2021

Former Minnesota offensive lineman Nick Connelly died on Wednesday at age 22 because of complications from Burkitt’s lymphoma.

From Washington Times • Sep. 21, 2018

Here, we isolate human PLC from Burkitt’s lymphoma cells using an engineered viral inhibitor as bait and determine the structure of native PLC by electron cryo-microscopy.

From Nature • Nov. 5, 2017

Miyah fought Burkitt’s lymphoma, a rare and aggressive form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

From Washington Post • Oct. 23, 2015

Instead, they came upon another cancer of immune-system cells, Burkitt's lymphoma, which afflicts black African children and is strongly associated with infection by the Epstein-Barr virus.

From Time Magazine Archive