lymphoma
noun
lym·pho·ma
lim-ˈfō-mə 
plural lymphomas also lymphomata
lim-ˈfō-mə-tə
: a usually malignant tumor of lymphoid tissue
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Full House star Dave Coulier, who was diagnosed with Stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma in October 2024, is now cancer-free.
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Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 31 Mar. 2025
Delaying the ban means that people will continue to be exposed to the chemical, which causes liver cancer, kidney cancer and non-Hodgkin lymphoma, as well as holes in infants’ hearts that can be fatal.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 26 Mar. 2025
A week after the war began, an effort was launched to transfer 237 children who had been diagnosed with leukemia, lymphoma and brain tumors and needed medical treatment that was impossible amid the devastation at home.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
The idea behind the allogeneic (allo) transplant is that the donor’s cells will hopefully fight off the lymphoma more effectively than her own cells have.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
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Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 31 Mar. 2025
Delaying the ban means that people will continue to be exposed to the chemical, which causes liver cancer, kidney cancer and non-Hodgkin lymphoma, as well as holes in infants’ hearts that can be fatal.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 26 Mar. 2025
A week after the war began, an effort was launched to transfer 237 children who had been diagnosed with leukemia, lymphoma and brain tumors and needed medical treatment that was impossible amid the devastation at home.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
The idea behind the allogeneic (allo) transplant is that the donor’s cells will hopefully fight off the lymphoma more effectively than her own cells have.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Lymphoma.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lymphoma. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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lymphoma
noun
lym·pho·ma
lim-ˈfō-mə
plural lymphomas or lymphomata
-mət-ə
: a tumor composed of the same type of tissue making up lymph nodes
Medical Definition
lymphoma
noun
lym·pho·ma
lim-ˈfō-mə
plural lymphomas also lymphomata
-mət-ə
: a usually malignant tumor of lymphoid tissue
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