Word
lymphoma
Phoneticslym·phoma
US/ɫɪmˈfoʊmə/
UK/lɪmfˈəʊmɐ/
Definition
n. a type of cancer that starts in the immune system. It affects the parts of your body that help fight off germs and infections.
n. a malignant tumor of the lymph nodes or lymphatic tissue. Refers to a broad group of blood cancers that develop from lymphocytes.
Examples
“The doctor is testing the patient for lymphoma.”
“After noticing a swollen node in his neck, he underwent a biopsy to rule out lymphoma.”
“Advances in immunotherapy have significantly improved the prognosis for patients diagnosed with certain subtypes of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, which were once considered difficult to treat.”
Examples
simple
“The doctor is testing the patient for lymphoma.”
contextual
“After noticing a swollen node in his neck, he underwent a biopsy to rule out lymphoma.”
complex
“Advances in immunotherapy have significantly improved the prognosis for patients diagnosed with certain subtypes of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, which were once considered difficult to treat.”
Usage
Uncountable when referring to the disease generally; countable when referring to specific medical types or instances.
Real-World Examples
“It's the situation Erin found herself when she was diagnosed with Stage 3 Hodgkin's lymphoma in August 2024.” “And we don’t give people that.”
During the pandemic she was diagnosed with an aggressive form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, which – thanks to a private scan – was caught just in time.” Etymology
From lymph, from Latin lympha (“water”) + -oma (“disease, morbidity”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scan code
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