Hodgkin's lymphoma

English

Etymology

From Thomas Hodgkin, English physician.

Noun

Hodgkin's lymphoma (countable and uncountable, plural Hodgkin's lymphomas)

1. (pathology, oncology) A malignant lymphoid neoplasm characterized by the formation of large tumour cells (Reed-Sternberg cells) in the lymph nodes.

   Synonyms: Hodgkin lymphoma, lymphogranulomatosis, Hodgkin's disease

   Coordinate term: non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Related terms

• non-Hodgkin

Translations

malignant lymphoid neoplasm

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 霍奇金淋巴瘤 (Huòqíjīn línbāliú), 霍奇金氏病 (Huòqíjīnshìbìng), 何傑金氏病／何杰金氏病 (Héjiéjīnshìbìng), 何傑金氏淋巴瘤／何杰金氏淋巴瘤 (Héjiéjīnshì línbāliú)

• Czech: Hodgkinův lymfom m
• Finnish: Hodgkinin tauti, lymfogranulomatoosi
• French: Lymphome de Hodgkin m
• German: Hodgkin-Lymphom n
• Hungarian: Hodgkin-kór, Hodgkin-limfóma
• Italian: please add this translation if you can
• Portuguese: linfoma de Hodgkin m
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: linfoma de Hodgkin m