LYMPHOMA

lymphoma

(noun) a neoplasm of lymph tissue that is usually malignant; one of the four major types of cancer

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

lymphoma (plural lymphomata or lymphomas)

(oncology, pathology) A malignant tumor that arises in the lymph nodes or in other lymphoid tissue.

Source: Wiktionary


Lym*pho"ma, n. Etym: [NL. See Lymph, and -oma.] (Med.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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POPULATED

(adjective) furnished with inhabitants; ā€œthe area is well populatedā€; ā€œforests populated with all kinds of wild lifeā€


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