Disease, Hodgkin (Hodgkin lymphoma)

Disease, Hodgkin (Hodgkin lymphoma)
A disease of the lymph nodes named after the English physician Thomas Hodgkin (1798-1866) who discovered it. ("Perfecting the World" is an excellent biography of Dr. Hodgkin by A. M. and E. H. Kass).

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