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LYMPHOMA (lymphomata)
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lymphoma mean?
• LYMPHOMA (noun)
The noun LYMPHOMA has 1 sense:
1. a neoplasm of lymph tissue that is usually malignant; one of the four major types of cancer
Familiarity information: LYMPHOMA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A neoplasm of lymph tissue that is usually malignant; one of the four major types of cancer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("lymphoma" is a kind of...):
cancer; malignant neoplastic disease (any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lymphoma"):
Hodgkin's disease (a malignant disorder in which there is progressive (but painless) enlargement of lymph tissue followed by enlargement of the spleen and liver)
Context examples
A B-or T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma composed of a mixed-sized lymphocytic population occurring in adults.
(Adult Diffuse Mixed Cell Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A lymphoblastic lymphoma occurring in adults.
(Adult Lymphoblastic Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A mixed cellularity Hodgkin lymphoma occurring in adults.
(Adult Mixed Cellularity Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A Burkitt lymphoma occurring in adults.
(Adult Burkitt Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)
The leukemic counterpart of Burkitt lymphoma occurring in adults.
(Adult Burkitt Leukemia, NCI Thesaurus)
A drug used to treat Hodgkin lymphoma and systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma that did not get better with other treatment.
(Adcetris, NCI Dictionary)
Alteration in the expression of this gene is associated with the development of cancers of the liver, pituitary and prostate as well as leukemias and lymphomas.
(MIR16-1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
A nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma occurring in adults.
(Adult Nodular Lymphocyte Predominant Hodgkin Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A nodular sclerosis Hodgkin lymphoma occurring in adults.
(Adult Nodular Sclerosis Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)
Representative examples include carcinoma, lymphoma, and melanoma.
(Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm to the Spinal Cord, NCI Thesaurus)
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