Lymphoma

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lymphoma \Lym*pho"ma\, n. [NL. See {Lymph}, and {-oma}.] (Med.)
     A tumor having a structure resembling that of a lymphatic
     gland; -- called also {lymphadenoma}.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Malignant lymphoma}, a fatal disease characterized by the


        formation in various parts of the body of new growths
        resembling lymphatic glands in structure.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lymphoma
       n : a neoplasm of lymph tissue that is usually malignant; one of
           the four major types of cancer
       [also: {lymphomata} (pl)]