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hodgkin's disease
CIDE DICTIONARY
hodgkin's disease,
A morbid condition characterized by progressive anæmia and enlargement of the lymphatic glands; -- first described by Dr. Hodgkin, an English physician.
OXFORD DICTIONARY
hodgkin's disease, n. a malignant disease of lymphatic tissues usu. characterized by enlargement of the lymph nodes.
Etymology
T. Hodgkin, Engl. physician d. 1866
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