The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Hodgkin's disease — ► NOUN ▪ a malignant disease of lymphatic tissues typically causing enlargement of the lymph nodes, liver, and spleen. ORIGIN named after the English physician Thomas Hodgkin (1798 1866) … English terms dictionary
Hodgkin's disease — [häj′kinz] n. [after Dr. T. Hodgkin (1798 1866), Eng physician who first described it] a chronic disease of unknown cause characterized by progressive enlargement of the lymph nodes and inflammation of other lymphoid tissues, esp. of the spleen … English World dictionary
Hodgkin's disease — 1877, named for Dr. Thomas Hodgkin (1798 1866) who first described it … Etymology dictionary
Hodgkin's disease — Hodg·kin s disease häj kənz n a neoplastic disease that is characterized by progressive enlargement of lymph nodes, spleen, and liver and by progressive anemia Hodgkin Thomas (1798 1866) British physician. Hodgkin made important contributions in… … Medical dictionary
Hodgkin's disease — a malignant disease of lymphatic tissue – a form of lymphoma – usually characterized by painless enlargement of one or more groups of lymph nodes in the neck, axillae (armpits), groin, chest, or abdomen; the spleen, liver, bone marrow, and bones… … The new mediacal dictionary
Hodgkin's disease — noun Etymology: Thomas Hodgkin died 1866 English physician Date: 1865 a neoplastic disease that is characterized by progressive enlargement of lymph nodes, spleen, and liver and by progressive anemia called also Hodgkin s, Hodgkin s lymphoma … New Collegiate Dictionary
Hodgkin's disease — /ˈhɒdʒkənz dəziz/ (say hojkuhnz duhzeez) noun a form of cancer involving the lymph glands whose symptoms sometimes include swellings, usually painless, of the lymph glands, especially those in the neck. Also, Hodgkin s lymphoma. {named after… …
Hodgkin's disease — Occasionally mispunctuated, as here: Two years later, he was found to be suffering from Hodgkins disease (Newsweek). The disease was first described by a British physician named Thomas Hodgkin … Dictionary of troublesome word
Hodgkin's disease — noun a malignant disease of lymphatic tissues typically causing enlargement of the lymph nodes, liver, and spleen. Origin C19: named after the English physician Thomas Hodgkin … English new terms dictionary
Hodgkin's disease — Hodg′kin s disease n. pat a malignant disorder characterized by enlargement of the lymph nodes and spleen and by lymphoid infiltration along the blood vessels • Etymology: 1860–65; after Thomas Hodgkin (1798–1866), London physician who described… … From formal English to slang
