Lymphoma \Lym*pho"ma\, n. [NL. See Lymph, and -oma.]

(Med.) A tumor having a structure resembling that of a lymphatic gland; -- called also lymphadenoma.

Malignant lymphoma, a fatal disease characterized by the formation in various parts of the body of new growths resembling lymphatic glands in structure.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)