HODGKIN'S DISEASE


Meaning of HODGKIN'S DISEASE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhäj-kinz- ]

noun

Etymology: Thomas Hodgkin died 1866 English physician

Date: 1865

: a neoplastic disease that is characterized by progressive enlargement of lymph nodes, spleen, and liver and by progressive anemia — called also Hodgkin's, Hodgkin's lymphoma

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.