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lymphoma definition

lym·phoma (lim fō′mə)

noun

any of a group of diseases characterized by progressive enlargement of lymphoid tissue resulting from the proliferation of malignant lymphoid cells

Etymology: lymph- + -oma

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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