- Bur|kitt's lymphoma
- Bur|kitt's lymphoma «BUR kihts»,a cancer of the lymphatic system, especially common among children in central Africa.╂[< Dennis Burkitt, a British surgeon, who first described it in 1957]
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Bur|kitt's lymphoma
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Burkitt's lymphoma — Bur·kitt s lymphoma .bər kəts also Burkitt lymphoma kət n a malignant lymphoma that affects primarily the upper and lower jaws, orbit, retroperitoneal tissues situated near the pancreas, kidneys, ovaries, testes, thyroid, adrenal glands, heart,… … Medical dictionary
Burkitt's lymphoma — Bur′kitt s lympho′ma [[t]ˈbɜr kɪts[/t]] n. pat a cancer of the lymphatic system characterized by lesions of the jaw or abdomen, mainly affecting children in central Africa • Etymology: after Denis Parsons Burkitt (b. 1911), Irish physician, who… … From formal English to slang
Burkitt lymphoma — A type of non Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) that most often occurs in young people between the ages of 12 and 30, accounting for 40% to 50% of childhood NHL. The disease usually causes a rapidly growing tumor in the abdomen. Up to 90% of these tumors… … Medical dictionary
Burkitt'slymphoma — Bur·kitt s lymphoma (bûrʹkĭts) n. An undifferentiated malignant lymphoma usually occurring among children in central Africa, characterized by a large osteolytic lesion in the mandible or by a mass in the retroperitoneal area and associated with… … Universalium
