lymphoma
pronunciation
How to pronounce lymphoma in British English:
UK [lɪmˈfəʊmə]
How to pronounce lymphoma in American English:
US [lɪmˈfoʊmə]
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- Noun:
- a neoplasm of lymph tissue that is usually malignant; one of the four major types of cancer
Word Origin
- lymphoma (n.)
- plural lymphomata, 1867, from lymph + -oma.
Example
- 1. Malignant lymphoma in dogs closely resembles non-hodgkin 's lymphoma .
- 2. Riordan will never know what caused reggie 's lymphoma .
- 3. Lawn care chemicals may increase the risk of canine lymphoma and bladder cancer .
- 4. His late-night tinkering was fueled by the steroids and painkillers used to treat his lymphoma .
- 5. Secondhand smoke causes at least two fatal cancers in cats : lymphoma and oral carcinoma .