Hodgkin's disease

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun A malignant, progressive, sometimes fatal disease of unknown cause, marked by enlargement of the lymph nodes, spleen, and liver.

from The Century Dictionary.

• noun See disease.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

• (Med.) A morbid condition characterized by progressive anæmia and enlargement of the lymphatic glands; -- first described by Dr. Hodgkin, an English physician.

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• noun oncology, pathology The former name of Hodgkin's lymphoma.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

• noun a malignant disorder in which there is progressive (but painless) enlargement of lymph tissue followed by enlargement of the spleen and liver