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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In 2015, then-Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell stepped away from the team in August to be treated for Stage 1 non-Hodgkin lymphoma, returning to the club in 2016.
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Steve Buckley, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Bergen and Louis Malle were married from 1980 until his death from lymphoma in 1995, USA TODAY previously reported.
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According to the Los Angeles Times, Louis died at 63 years old in 1995 from complications related to lymphoma.
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Freeland had lymphoma and had been undergoing chemotherapy, his family said.
—Stacy St. Clair, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
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Steve Buckley, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Bergen and Louis Malle were married from 1980 until his death from lymphoma in 1995, USA TODAY previously reported.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
According to the Los Angeles Times, Louis died at 63 years old in 1995 from complications related to lymphoma.
—Jessica Booth, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Freeland had lymphoma and had been undergoing chemotherapy, his family said.
—Stacy St. Clair, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Lymphoma.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lymphoma. Accessed 18 Sep. 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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