Hodgkin's disease
n.
malignant progressive disease which affects the lymph nodes as well as the spleen and the liver (Medicine)
Hodgkin's lymphoma
Hodgkin's lymphoma, also known as Hodgkin's disease, is a type of
lymphoma first described by
Thomas Hodgkin in 1832. Hodgkin's lymphoma is characterized clinically by the orderly spread of disease from one
lymph node group to another and by the development of
systemic symptoms with advanced disease. Pathologically, the disease is characterized by the presence of
Reed-Sternberg cells. Hodgkin's lymphoma was one of the first
cancers to be cured by radiation. Later it was one of the first to be cured by combination chemotherapy. The cure rate is about 93%, making it one of the most curable forms of cancer.
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Hodgkin's disease
Noun
1. a malignant disorder in which there is progressive (but painless) enlargement of lymph tissue followed by enlargement of the spleen and liver
(hypernym) lymphoma
Hodgkin's disease
A morbid condition characterized by progressive anaemia and enlargement of the lymphatic glands; -- first described by Dr. Hodgkin, an English physician.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Hodgkin's disease (Hodgkin's lymphoma)
A disease of the lymph nodes named after the English physician Thomas Hodgkin (1798-1866) who discovered it. ("Perfecting the World" is an excellent biography of Dr. Hodgkin by A. M. and E. H. Kass).
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