Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

burkitt's lymphoma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.19 in modern English

Syllables: burkit-t's -lym-phoma
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cancer of the lymphatic system, particularly B lymphocytes found in the germinal center.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Named after British surgeon Denis Parsons Burkitt (1911–1993), who first described the disease in 1956.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Burkitt's lymphomas (plural) Burkitt's lymphomata (plural) Burkitt lymphoma (alternative)

Questions

What does burkitt's lymphoma mean?: A cancer of the lymphatic system, particularly B lymphocytes found in the germinal center.
Where does burkitt's lymphoma come from?: Named after British surgeon Denis Parsons Burkitt (1911–1993), who first described the disease in 1956.

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