'Lymphoma' definitions:
Definition of 'lymphoma'
From: WordNet
noun
A neoplasm of lymph tissue that is usually malignant; one of the four major types of cancer
Definition of 'Lymphoma'
From: GCIDE
- Lymphoma \Lym*pho"ma\, n. [NL. See Lymph, and -oma.] (Med.) A tumor having a structure resembling that of a lymphatic gland; -- called also lymphadenoma. [1913 Webster]
- Malignant lymphoma, a fatal disease characterized by the formation in various parts of the body of new growths resembling lymphatic glands in structure. [1913 Webster]