Burkitt's lymphoma

[ bur-kits ]
/ ˈbɜr kɪts /

noun Pathology.

a type of poorly differentiated malignant lymphoma, mainly afflicting children in central Africa, characterized by a large, bone-destroying lesion of the jaw, an abdominal mass, or more diffuse disease: believed to be associated with Epstein-Barr virus.

Origin of Burkitt's lymphoma

named after Denis Parsons Burkitt (born 1911), Irish physician, who identified the malignancy in Uganda in 1957

British Dictionary definitions for burkitt lymphoma

Burkitt lymphoma

Burkitt's lymphoma (ˈbɜːkɪts)

/ (ˈbɜːkɪt) /

noun

a rare type of tumour of the white blood cells, occurring mainly in Africa and associated with infection by Epstein-Barr virus

Word Origin for Burkitt lymphoma

named after Dennis Burkitt (1911–93), British surgeon who first described the tumour

Medical definitions for burkitt lymphoma

Burkitt's lymphoma
[ bûrkĭts ]

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.