lymphoma

[lim-foh-muh]

noun, plural lym·pho·mas, lym·pho·ma·ta [lim-foh-muh-tuh] /lɪmˈfoʊ mə tə/. Pathology.

a tumor arising from any of the cellular elements of lymph nodes.

Origin of lymphoma

From New Latin, dating back to 1870–75; see origin at lymph-, -oma

Related formslym·pho·ma·toid, adjective

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Examples from the Web for lymphoma

Contemporary Examples of lymphoma

Demicheli also had been a physicist but had switched to oncology research after his wife died of Hodgkin lymphoma in 1976.
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ProPublica
April 23, 2014
An upward trend is especially apparent in kidney, liver, and thyroid cancer and in melanoma and lymphoma.
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Margaret I. Cuomo
October 2, 2012
Certain kinds of chemotherapy, administered to patients with lymphoma and breast cancer, can produce secondary bladder cancer.
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Casey Schwartz
June 12, 2012
But his lymphoma recurred and, had he won the nomination and the election, he would have died in office.
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Jill Lawrence, Casey Schwartz
July 20, 2011
On Super Tuesday, I was diagnosed with Stage Four non-Hodgkins lymphoma.
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Jonathan Alter
December 7, 2010

British Dictionary definitions for lymphoma

lymphoma

noun plural -mata (-mətə) or -mas

any form of cancer of the lymph nodesAlso called: lymphosarcoma (ˌlɪmfəʊsɑːˈkəʊmə)

Derived Formslymphomatous or lymphomatoid, adjective

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Word Origin and History for lymphoma

plural lymphomata, 1867, from lymph + -oma.

Medicine definitions for lymphoma

lymphoma

[lĭm-fō′mə]

n. pl. lym•pho•mas

Any of various usually malignant neoplasms of lymphatic and reticuloendothelial tissues that occur as circumscribed solid tumors and that are composed of cells that resemble lymphocytes, plasma cells, or histiocytes.malignant lymphoma

Related formslym•pho′ma•toid′ null adj.

Science definitions for lymphoma

lymphoma

[lĭm-fō′mə]

Plural lymphomas lymphomata (lĭm-fō′mə-tə)

Any of various usually malignant tumors that arise in the lymph nodes or other lymphatic tissues, often manifested by painless enlargement of one or more lymph nodes. See also Hodgkin's disease.