Bur·kitt's lymphoma  (bûr'kĭts)  n. An undifferentiated malignant lymphoma usually occurring among children in central Africa, characterized by a large osteolytic lesion in the mandible or by a mass in the retroperitoneal area and associated with the Epstein-Barr virus. Also called Burkitt's tumor. [After Denis Parsons Burkitt (1911-1993), Ugandan physician.] |