Burkitt's lymphoma

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Etymology

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

Noun

Burkitt's lymphoma (countable and uncountable, plural Burkitt's lymphomas or Burkitt's lymphomata)

  1. (pathology) A cancer of the lymphatic system, particularly B lymphocytes found in the germinal center.