Hodgkin's lymphoma

English

Etymology

From Thomas Hodgkin, English physician.

Noun

Hodgkin's lymphoma (countable and uncountable, plural Hodgkin's lymphomas)

  1. (pathology, oncology) A malignant lymphoid neoplasm characterized by the formation of large tumour cells (Reed-Sternberg cells) in the lymph nodes.
    Synonyms: Hodgkin lymphoma, lymphogranulomatosis, Hodgkin's disease
    Coordinate term: non-Hodgkin lymphoma

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