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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Doctors in North Carolina, where her husband had been working in construction, had just given him a diagnosis of Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
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Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2024
So far, 20 hospitals around the country are using Valar Labs’ software, and next up for the company is training its models to analyze other types of cancer, such as pancreatic cancer and lymphoma.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
His non-Hodgkin lymphoma has returned for the fourth time, making teaching every day difficult and making a vehicle to get to his treatment a necessity.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 1 Dec. 2024
In desperation, Cree tried the monoclonal antibody rituximab, which was then approved only for B cell lymphomas.
—Byjennifer Couzin-Frankel, science.org, 14 Nov. 2024
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Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2024
So far, 20 hospitals around the country are using Valar Labs’ software, and next up for the company is training its models to analyze other types of cancer, such as pancreatic cancer and lymphoma.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
His non-Hodgkin lymphoma has returned for the fourth time, making teaching every day difficult and making a vehicle to get to his treatment a necessity.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 1 Dec. 2024
In desperation, Cree tried the monoclonal antibody rituximab, which was then approved only for B cell lymphomas.
—Byjennifer Couzin-Frankel, science.org, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Lymphoma.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lymphoma. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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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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