n., pl., -ma·ta (-mə-tə), or -mas.
Any of various usually malignant tumors that arise in the lymph nodes or in other lymphoid tissue.
lymphomatoid lym·pho'ma·toid' or lym·pho'ma·tous (-təs) adj.
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