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Meaning of LYMPHOMA

Pronunciation:  lim'fowmu

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a neoplasm of lymph tissue that is usually malignant; one of the four major types of cancer
 
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 See Also: cancer, Hodgkin's disease, malignant neoplastic disease

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Lym*pho"ma\, n. [NL. See {Lymph}, and {-oma}.] (Med.)
A tumor having a structure resembling that of a lymphatic
gland; -- called also {lymphadenoma}.
{Malignant lymphoma}, a fatal disease characterized by the
   formation in various parts of the body of new growths
   resembling lymphatic glands in structure.
 
Medical Dictionary
 
 Definition: Cancer that arises in cells of the lymphatic system.
 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: Any tumor (usually malignant) of the lymphatic tissues.
 

 

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