Plural of lymphoma
irregular plural
The plural of lymphoma is lymphomata or lymphomas.
Forms of lymphoma
| Singular | lymphoma /lɪmˈfoʊ.mə/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | lymphomata lymphomas |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Lymphomata and lymphomas in a sentence
- With immune system damage come the infections associated with AIDS: PCP, MAC, toxoplasmosis, crypto, meningitis, thrush, lymphomas, CM, fungal infections, and many others.1996 September, Michael Immel, “The Changing Story of a Virus”, in Gay Community News, page 7. From the entry crypto
- Lymphomas of the face and neck encompass lymphomatous processes affecting Waldeyer's ring, the facial structures, the thyroid gland, the salivary glands, cervical lymph nodes, the larynx, and the ear.2012, Jean-Noel Bruneton, Maurice Schneider, Radiology of Lymphomas, page 31. From the entry Waldeyer's ring
Meaning of lymphoma
- noun A malignant tumor that arises in the lymph nodes or in other lymphoid tissue.
Other irregular plurals
Questions about the plural of lymphoma
- What is the plural of lymphoma?
- The plural of lymphoma is lymphomata or lymphomas.
- Which is correct, lymphomata or lymphomas?
- Both are used. lymphomas is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is lymphoma countable?
- Lymphoma is a countable and uncountable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: lymphoma (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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