English Explanatory Dictionary

lymphoma

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A malignant tumor that arises in the lymph nodes or in other lymphoid tissue.

Pronunciation

/lɪmˈfoʊ.mə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lymphoma.wav

Word forms

lymphoma lymphomata lymphomas

Etymology

From lymph, from Latin lympha (“water”) + -oma (“disease, morbidity”).

Derived words

adenolymphoma angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma antilymphoma Burkitt lymphoma Burkitt's lymphoma diffuse large B-cell lymphoma Hodgkin lymphoma Hodgkin's lymphoma lymphomagenesis lymphomagenic lymphomatogenesis lymphomatoid lymphomatosis lymphomatous MALT lymphoma Mediterranean lymphoma neurolymphoma non-Hodgkin lymphoma non-Hodgkin's lymphoma pseudolymphoma
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