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lymphoma

DEFINITIONS OF: lymphoma

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n a neoplasm of lymph tissue that is usually malignant; one of the four major types of cancer

Types:
Hodgkin's disease
a malignant disorder in which there is progressive (but painless) enlargement of lymph tissue followed by enlargement of the spleen and liver
Type of:
cancer, malignant neoplastic disease
any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream
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