First Known Use: 1865
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Hodgkin's disease
noun Hodg·kin's disease \ˈhäj-kinz-\
Definition of HODGKIN'S DISEASE
: a neoplastic disease that is characterized by progressive enlargement of lymph nodes, spleen, and liver and by progressive anemia —called also Hodgkin's, Hodgkin's lymphoma
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Origin of HODGKIN'S DISEASE
Thomas Hodgkin †1866 English physician
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Hodgkin's disease
noun Hodg·kin's disease \ˈhäj-kənz-\
Medical Definition of HODGKIN'S DISEASE
: a malignant lymphoma that is marked by the presence of Reed-Sternberg cells and is characterized by progressive enlargement of lymph nodes, spleen, and liver and by progressive anemia
Biographical Note for HODGKIN'S DISEASE
Hodgkin, Thomas (1798–1866), British physician. Hodgkin made important contributions in pathology, including a treatise on the anatomy of diseased tissue that spurred the study of tissue pathology in Great Britain. He is known for his description of aortic regurgitation in 1829 and of Hodgkin's disease in 1832. The latter disease was named in his honor in 1865 by fellow British physician Sir Samuel Wilks (1824–1911).
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