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

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 • Mar. 10, 2023

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

From Washington Post • Nov. 4, 2022

The first patient was Nancy Rogers, whose heart had been damaged by chemotherapy used to treat Hodgkin’s disease.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 2018

Pittsburgh’s streak began on March 9 that season, one week after Lemieux returned from missing 24 games after a diagnosis of Hodgkin’s disease.

From New York Times • Jan. 5, 2017

This specialist now has a large number of detailed case histories based on every patient he has seen with leukemias, aplastic anemias, Hodgkin’s disease, and other disorders of the blood and blood-forming tissues.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson