¦bərkə̇ts-, ¦bə̄k- noun
also burkitt lymphoma -kə̇t-
Usage: usually capitalized B
Etymology: after Denis Parsons Burkitt died 1993 British surgeon
: 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, and pleura, that occurs especially in children of central Africa, and that is associated with Epstein-Barr virus