Hodgkin's disease

American  

noun

1. a type of cancer characterized by progressive chronic inflammation and enlargement of the lymph nodes of the neck, armpit, groin, and mesentery, by enlargement of the spleen and occasionally of the liver and the kidneys, and by lymphoid infiltration along the blood vessels.

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Hodgkin's disease British  

/ ˈhɒdʒkɪnz /

noun

1. Also called: lymphoadenoma.   lymphogranulomatosis.  a malignant disease, a form of lymphoma, characterized by painless enlargement of the lymph nodes, spleen, and liver

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Hodgkin's disease Scientific  

/ hŏj′kĭnz /

1. A progressive neoplastic disease, marked by proliferation of cells arising from the lymph nodes and bone marrow; enlargement of the lymph nodes, spleen, and liver; fever; and anemia. The disease is most common in teenagers and young adults. Hodgkin's disease is named after its identifier, English pathologist Thomas Hodgkin (1798–1866).

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Hodgkin's disease Cultural  

1. A chronic disease in which the lymph nodes, spleen, and liver become enlarged. The disease, whose cause is still unknown, can spread throughout other tissues and organs of the body and cause death if not treated at an early stage. Many view Hodgkin's disease as a form of cancer affecting the lymphatic system; for this reason, radiation and chemotherapy are often used in treating it.

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Etymology

Origin of Hodgkin's disease

1860–65; after Thomas Hodgkin (1798–1866), London physician who described it

Example Sentences

Then, in 1993, at the end of his second year at university in Kent, he was struck by Hodgkin’s disease.

From New York Times

Gaffney was diagnosed with Stage 4 Hodgkin’s Disease in 1981 and given little chance to survive.

From Seattle Times

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has turned to Walgreens for prescription drugs used to treat diseases like leukemia, lung cancer, Hodgkin’s disease, multiple sclerosis, asthma, hypertension, and age-related macular degeneration.

From Slate

Carter died in 1939, a full 17 years after the discovery, of Hodgkin’s disease, a type of lymphatic cancer.

From Washington Post

It’s impossible to project what muscular, skillful Mario Lemieux might have accomplished if not for bouts with Hodgkin’s disease and chronic back problems.

From Los Angeles Times