Hodgkin's disease

/ˌhɑdʒkənz dəˈziz/
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Definitions of Hodgkin's disease
  1. noun
    a malignant disorder in which there is progressive (but painless) enlargement of lymph tissue followed by enlargement of the spleen and liver
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    type of:
    lymphoma
    a neoplasm of lymph tissue that is usually malignant; one of the four major types of cancer
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