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lymphoma

lym·pho·ma
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [lim-foh-muh]
    • /lɪmˈfoʊ mə/
    • /lɪm.ˈfəʊ.mə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lim-foh-muh]
    • /lɪmˈfoʊ mə/

Definitions of lymphoma word

  • noun plural lymphoma a tumor arising from any of the cellular elements of lymph nodes. 1
  • noun lymphoma Cancer of the lymph nodes. 1
  • noun lymphoma tumour of the blood plasma 1
  • noun lymphoma any form of cancer of the lymph nodes 0
  • noun lymphoma any of a group of diseases characterized by progressive enlargement of lymphoid tissue resulting from the proliferation of malignant lymphoid cells 0
  • noun lymphoma (oncology, pathology) a malignant tumor that arises in the lymph nodes or in other lymphoid tissue. 0
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Origin of lymphoma

First appearance:

before 1870
One of the 26% newest English words
From New Latin, dating back to 1870-75; See origin at lymph-, -oma

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Parts of speech for Lymphoma

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lymphoma popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • lymphomatosis

    lymphoma spread throughout the body.

  • burkitt's lymphoma

    a cancer characterized by tumors containing lymphoid cells, occurring esp. in children, in the jaw, eyes, and internal organs: it is associated with the Epstein-Barr virus

  • cyclophosphamide

    an alkylating agent used in the treatment of leukaemia and lymphomas

  • doxorubicin

    a cytotoxic antibiotic, C 27 H 29 NO 11 , derived from a variety of the bacterium Streptomyces peucetius and used in the treatment of sarcoma, malignant lymphoma, acute leukemia, and other cancers.

  • hybridoma

    a hybrid cell made in the laboratory by fusing a normal cell with a cancer cell, usually a myeloma or lymphoma, in order to combine desired features of each, as the ability of the cancer cell to multiply rapidly with the ability of the normal cell to dictate the production of a specific antibody.

  • lymph-

    lympho-
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