{Malignant lymphoma}, a fatal disease characterized by the formation in various parts of the body of new growths resembling lymphatic glands in structure. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
malignant lymphoma — any of a group of malignant neoplasms characterized by the proliferation of cells native to the lymphoid tissues, i.e., lymphocytes, histiocytes, and their precursors and derivatives. The group is divided into two major clinicopathologic… … Medical dictionary
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Lymphoma — Lym*pho ma, n. [NL. See {Lymph}, and { oma}.] (Med.) A tumor having a structure resembling that of a lymphatic gland; called also {lymphadenoma}. [1913 Webster] {Malignant lymphoma}, a fatal disease characterized by the formation in various parts … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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