lymphosarcoma

[lim-foh-sahr-koh-muh]

lym·pho·sar·co·ma

[lim-foh-sahr-koh-muh]
noun Pathology.
a malignant tumor in lymphatic tissue, caused by the growth of abnormal lymphocytes.

Origin:
1870–75; < Neo-Latin; see lympho-, sarcoma
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Lymphosarcoma has a plethora of syllables.
So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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lymphosarcoma lym·pho·sar·co·ma (lĭm'fō-sär-kō'mə)
n.
A diffuse malignant lymphoma.

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