Hodgkin's lymphoma
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Thomas Hodgkin, English physician.
Noun
[edit]Hodgkin's lymphoma (countable and uncountable, plural Hodgkin's lymphomas)
- (pathology, oncology) A malignant lymphoid neoplasm characterized by the formation of large tumour cells (Reed-Sternberg cells) in the lymph nodes.
- Synonyms: Hodgkin lymphoma, lymphogranulomatosis, Hodgkin's disease
- Coordinate term: non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]malignant lymphoid neoplasm
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