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lymphogranulomatosis

lymphogranulomatosis noun: an older medical term most commonly used to refer to Hodgkin's lymphoma, a type of cancer of the lymphatic system characterized by malignant growth of lymphocytes and the presence of Reed-Sternberg cells.

Noun

lymphogranulomatosis (uncountable)

  1. An older medical term most commonly used to refer to Hodgkin's lymphoma, a type of cancer of the lymphatic system characterized by malignant growth of lymphocytes and the presence of Reed-Sternberg cells.

Origin of lymphogranulomatosis

From lympho- + granulomatosis.

Questions about lymphogranulomatosis

What does lymphogranulomatosis mean?
Lymphogranulomatosis means an older medical term most commonly used to refer to Hodgkin's lymphoma, a type of cancer of the lymphatic system characterized by malignant growth of lymphocytes and the presence of Reed-Sternberg cells.
What part of speech is lymphogranulomatosis?
Lymphogranulomatosis is a noun.

Words near lymphogranulomatosis in the dictionary

  1. lymphograms
  2. lymphogranuloma
  3. lymphogranuloma venereum
  4. lymphogranulomas
  5. lymphogranulomata
  6. lymphogranulomatosis
  7. lymphogranulomatous
  8. lymphographic
  9. lymphographical
  10. lymphographically
  11. lymphographies

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