lymphoma

noun

lym·​pho·​ma lim-ˈfō-mə 

plural lymphomas also lymphomata lim-ˈfō-mə-tə 

: a usually malignant tumor of lymphoid tissue

lymphomatous

lim-ˈfō-mə-təs 

adjective

Examples of lymphoma in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

No cause of death was provided, but the outlet reported that Dasafo had been diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in 2010 before going into remission later that year. — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Thompson died in 2015 at age 73 due to a recurrence of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, which he was first diagnosed with in 2004. — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Sep. 2026

In 2011 he was diagnosed with mantle cell lymphoma, a rare cancer affecting about 1 in 200,000 people yearly according to the Cleveland Clinic. — Michele Miller, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026

He was then diagnosed with stage 4 mantle B-cell lymphoma, and the treatment was intense. — Sophia Leone, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

New Latin

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing lymphoma

• Burkitt lymphoma
• Burkitt's lymphoma
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

Rhymes for lymphoma

• aroma
• diploma
• fibroma
• glaucoma
• glioma
• lipoma
• myoma
• myxoma
• neuroma
• paloma
• schwannoma
• scotoma

Kids Definition

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

lymphomatous

-mət-əs 

adjective