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HODGKIN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

English physiologist who, with Andrew Huxley, discovered the role of potassium and sodium atoms in the transmission of the nerve impulse (1914-1998)

Synonyms:

Alan Hodgkin; Alan Lloyd Hodgkin; Hodgkin; Sir Alan Hodgkin

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

physiologist (a biologist specializing in physiology)

Sense 2

Meaning:

English chemist (born in Egypt) who used crystallography to study the structure of organic compounds (1910-1994)

Synonyms:

Dorothy Hodgkin; Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin; Hodgkin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

chemist (a scientist who specializes in chemistry)

Sense 3

Meaning:

English physician who first described Hodgkin's disease (1798-1866)

Synonyms:

Hodgkin; Thomas Hodgkin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

doc; doctor; Dr.; MD; medico; physician (a licensed medical practitioner)

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 Context examples: 

A non-cross resistant regimen in which half of the MOPP regimen is administered with half of the ABV regimen and is used for the initial treatment of Hodgkin's lymphoma.

(MOPP/ABV Hybrid Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)

A type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma that first appears on the skin and can spread to the lymph nodes or other organs such as the spleen, liver, or lungs.

(Mycosis fungoides, NCI Dictionary)

A rare type of Hodgkin lymphoma, which is a cancer of the immune system.

(Nodular Lymphocyte Predominant Hodgkin Lymphoma, NCI Dictionary)

Nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma may change into diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

(nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma, NCI Dictionary)

A primary nodal B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma which morphologically resembles lymph nodes involved by marginal zone lymphomas of extranodal or splenic types, but without evidence of extranodal or splenic disease.

(Nodal Marginal Zone Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus/WHO)

Also called LPHL, lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma, and nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma.

(NLPHL, NCI Dictionary)

A primary non-Hodgkin lymphoma that affects the nasal cavity and the bulk of the tumor is in this anatomic area.

(Nasal Cavity Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)

An aggressive, predominantly extranodal, mature T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

(Nasal Type Extranodal NK/T-Cell Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)

It includes the following variants: polymorphic, monomorphic, and classical Hodgkin lymphoma type post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders.

(Neoplastic Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

A regimen used for the treatment of localized aggressive forms of childhood B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, including lymphoblastic lymphoma.

(NHL-BFM-90 Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)