lymphoma

noun

Definition of lymphomanext
as in carcinoma

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Recent Examples of lymphoma 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 Coulier previously revealed his dual non-Hodgkin lymphoma and tongue cancer diagnoses. — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lymphoma
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  1. carcinoma
  2. cancer
  3. melanoma
  4. malignancy
  5. polyp
Noun
  • An avid runner and golfer fit and trim enough to pass for a man a decade younger, the silver-haired Claire was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma in 2015 when what looked like a harmless spot on his lip turned out to be cancerous.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
  • After undergoing surgery to remove the testicle (an orchiectomy), Reeve discovered the mass was embryonal carcinoma.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of carcinoma
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  • Amount of recent grant to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation to fund the largest global research initiative into the rise of breast cancer rates in young women.
    — Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Last year, Manilow revealed that he had been diagnosed with lung cancer and that surgery would require him to postpone several performances.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of cancer
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  • Merck and Moderna reported in August that adding their mRNA cancer vaccine to an existing treatment slowed the return and spread of melanoma.
    — Allison DeAngelis, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The drug, combined with Merck’s Keytruda, met goals in more than 1,100 patients with higher-risk or advanced melanoma.
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of melanoma
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  • Radiologists are required to compare new scans to prior scans to determine the malignancy risk of each nodule detected.
    — Oran Muduroglu, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The drug, brand name Rasonque, is the first to attack a genetic cause of the aggressive, highly lethal malignancy.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of malignancy
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  • But at night that process stops, and a coral polyp’s only source of oxygen is the water around it.
    — Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Adults with a history of precancerous colon polyps (adenomas) had gut bacteria that remained different from people who’d never had polyps, and some patterns resembled those seen in colorectal cancer.
    — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 27 May 2026
Definition of polyp

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“Lymphoma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lymphoma. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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