Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Hodgkin cells disease (granuloma) sarcoma — Hodg·kin cells, disease (granuloma), sarcoma (hojґkin) [Thomas Hodgkin, English physician, 1798–1866] see Reed Sternberg cells, under cell, and see under disease and sarcoma … Medical dictionary
Hodgkin's disease — Hodg·kin s disease häj kənz n a neoplastic disease that is characterized by progressive enlargement of lymph nodes, spleen, and liver and by progressive anemia Hodgkin Thomas (1798 1866) British physician. Hodgkin made important contributions in… … Medical dictionary
Hodgkin's disease — Hodg|kin s disease [ hadʒkınz dı,ziz ] noun uncount a serious illness that is a type of cancer … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Hodgkin's disease — Hodg′kin s disease n. pat a malignant disorder characterized by enlargement of the lymph nodes and spleen and by lymphoid infiltration along the blood vessels • Etymology: 1860–65; after Thomas Hodgkin (1798–1866), London physician who described… … From formal English to slang
Reed-Hodgkin disease — Reed Hodg·kin disease (rēdґ hojґkin) [D. Reed; Thomas Hodgkin, English physician, 1798–1866] Hodgkin disease … Medical dictionary
Hodgkin's disease — Hodg kin s dis*ease (Med.) A morbid condition characterized by progressive an[ae]mia and enlargement of the lymphatic glands; first described by Dr. Hodgkin, an English physician … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hodgkin'sdisease — Hodg·kin s disease (hŏjʹkĭnz) n. A malignant, progressive, sometimes fatal disease of unknown cause, marked by enlargement of the lymph nodes, spleen, and liver. Also called Hodgkin s lymphoma. [After Thomas Hodgkin (1798 1866), British… … Universalium
non-Hodgkin'slymphoma — non Hodg·kin s lymphoma (nŏnʹhŏjʹkĭnz) n. Any of various malignant lymphomas characterized by the absence of Reed Sternberg cells and producing symptoms similar to those of Hodgkin s disease. * * * … Universalium
non-Hodgkin's lymphoma — non Hodg·kin s lymphoma häj kənz n any of various malignant lymphomas (as Burkitt s lymphoma) that are not classified as Hodgkin s disease and that usu. have malignant cells derived from B cells or T cells * * * see lymphoma … Medical dictionary
