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Burkitt's lymphoma
[ bur-kits lim-foh-muh ]
noun
- a type of poorly differentiated malignant lymphoma, mainly afflicting children in central Africa, characterized by a large, bone-destroying lesion of the jaw, an abdominal mass, or more diffuse disease: believed to be associated with Epstein-Barr virus.
Word History and Origins
Origin of Burkitt's lymphoma1
Example Sentences
"Until now, the accumulation of 7-DHC was only associated to neurodevelopmental defects, now we show that it actually increases cellular fitness and could promote a more aggressive behaviour in cancers such as Burkitt's lymphoma and neuroblastoma," says Friedmann Angeli.
Destiny Clark alleged that her son Ezra developed Burkitt’s lymphoma after he was exposed to Roundup which she sprayed on weeds at the family residence.
He formed deep connections with fans — none more so than Damiyah Telemaque-Nelson, a 6-year-old District native who battled Burkitt’s Lymphoma.
Going into my second round of inpatient chemotherapy for Stage 2 Burkitt’s lymphoma, I thought I knew what to expect.
Over the past two years, Miller was diagnosed with Burkitt’s lymphoma, a form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and had to have lifesaving spinal surgery which caused her to become wheelchair-bound.
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