LYMPHOMATA

LYMPHOMA

lymphoma

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

lymphomata

plural of lymphoma

Source: Wiktionary


LYMPHOMA

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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Word of the Day

9 January 2025

PRESENTATION

(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”


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In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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