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

Bethea Some thirty-five years ago, an attorney, whose clients included a captain of the Genovese crime family, decided to celebrate his lymphoma going into remission with an extravagant Christmas-light display at his home in southwest Brooklyn. —Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2025

Curtis has Stage 2 Hodgkin’s lymphoma. —Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025

While there are ways to treat follicular lymphoma, The Cleveland Clinic notes that there is currently no cure. —Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025

Two weeks later, he was diagnosed with stage 4 diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, an aggressive form of cancer. —Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025

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