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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Some cancers, like lymphomas, can make people extremely itchy.
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Karen Pallarito, Health, 11 Aug. 2025
Years later, in 2003, her father Mario died of lymphoma — and the next year, Linda was diagnosed with kidney cancer.
—Greta Bjornson, People.com, 2 Aug. 2025
To date, this kind of cellular therapy has shown results in liquid tumors that circulate in the blood stream, in cancers like leukemia and lymphoma, but not yet in solid tumors.
—Kerry A. Dolan, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
For example, rottweilers are prone to bone cancers, while Scottish terriers tend to get lymphoma.
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Karen Pallarito, Health, 11 Aug. 2025
Years later, in 2003, her father Mario died of lymphoma — and the next year, Linda was diagnosed with kidney cancer.
—Greta Bjornson, People.com, 2 Aug. 2025
To date, this kind of cellular therapy has shown results in liquid tumors that circulate in the blood stream, in cancers like leukemia and lymphoma, but not yet in solid tumors.
—Kerry A. Dolan, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
For example, rottweilers are prone to bone cancers, while Scottish terriers tend to get lymphoma.
—Knowable Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 July 2025
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“Lymphoma.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lymphoma. Accessed 21 Aug. 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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