Burkitt's lymphoma
/ˈbɜːkɪt/noun
mass noun
- Medicine cancer of the lymphatic system, caused by the Epstein-Barr virus, chiefly affecting children in central Africa伯基特(氏)淋巴瘤(患者多为中部非洲儿童)。
词源
1960s: named after Denis P. Burkitt (1911-93), the British surgeon who described it.