a malignant disease, a form of lymphoma, characterized by painless enlargement of the lymph nodes, spleen, and liver
Also called: lymphoadenoma, lymphogranulomatosis
Word origin
C19: named after Thomas Hodgkin (1798–1866), London physician, who first described it
Hodgkin's disease in American English
(ˈhɑdʒkɪnz)
a chronic disease of unknown cause characterized by progressive enlargement of the lymph nodes and inflammation of other lymphoid tissues, esp. of the spleen
Word origin
after Dr. T. Hodgkin (1798-1866), Eng physician who first described it